Law360, New York (September 7, 2012, 5:29 PM EDT) -- When is enough enough? It may be a cliche, but it's worth asking this question when it comes to commercial satellites and reforming the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. For years, U.S. companies have been screaming about their lost revenue and global dominance of the satellite industry — ever since Congress decided in 1999 to restrict the sale and export of satellites and their components. The idea was to keep sensitive technologies from getting into unfriendly hands. Understood. But what has happened instead is that the U.S. aerospace industry, led by the likes of The Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Corp. and a long list of satellite component suppliers, has been crippled....
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