This is a final version submitted for publication. Minor editorial changes may have subsequently been made. Alan Fels, head of the Commission that administers the act, has since claimed that this is not the case. BBC Hardware withdrew the book from sale. NAFI's attempt to suppress information critical of forest products is indicative of a growing trend amongst industry interests in their battle to combat government and consumer actions that pose a threat to their industry.
Corporate activism incorporates strategies.
First the amplification of the industry viewpoint through third parties who seem to be independent of the industry and second the suppression of opposing voices through threats of legislation and other forms of pressure. Amplification of the industry viewpoint by third parties is achieved through the funding of amenable scientists and research institutes, the production of school materials, feeding public relations material to the media and the establishment of front groups that appear to be independent of the industry. For example, the forest industry has funded the Forest Protection Society. The second part of the strategy in the battle against environmentalism is to silence critics through intimidation and financial pressure. In Australia the Trade Practices Act has also been used for this purpose.