The issue focused on an array of methods and programs that include deploying and installing software through a company's corporate network, using company-provided hardware and software and using the company's own employees to build and maintain systems. The AG writes that the information disclosure law that was being used was specifically developed in response to the influence of campaign contributions by manufacturers and industrial titans.


The company's argument is that so long as the manufacturer doesn't engage in any activities that end up exposing its confidential information to the public