I think its ridiculous... a suppliers should have the right to mandate the rate its dealers charge. That actually promotes a fair chance for everyone to make a sale.

This is a legal method and utilized in the US and many different industries. I am not a lawyer, but I play one on TV <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> . (I know that is part of reseller contracts I deal with...)

Also it is my understanding the anti-sherman /anti-trust acts are more about disallowing monopolies and companies conspiring to artificially inflate / manipulating pricing (upward)... not creating limits that restrict underselling rates ...