Unfair Competition Laws
While the FTC has thus far not acted, states have not stood idly by waiting for assistance to deal with foreign competitors suspected of using stolen IT resources. Many states have passed unfair competition laws termed "baby FTC" acts that are modeled on the federal FTC Act, with the distinction that these baby FTC acts generally provide for a private right of action and provide varying levels of specificity regarding the application of unfair competition as it relates to misappropriated IT.