In the case of existing channel members, however, there are legal restrictions on the seller’s use of refusal to deal. Specifically, this practice cannot be used coercively to cut off channel members who will not conform to policies stipulated by the seller that may be illegal or in restraint of trade. Such would be the case, for example, if a manufacturer dropped a channel member who refused to abide by a set of specific prices or price ranges that were dictated by the manufacturer. Thus, even in light of the precedent established in the Business Electronics v. Sharp Electronics case, which allows suppliers much greater leeway in the use of price maintenance policies, the Sherman Act could still limit the manufacturer’s freedom to drop a price-cutting channel members.