CORELINE (D20 Modern/D20 BESM Setting).

[kronos182]

I had an idea for an organization. The Earth-Ferengi Trade Association, whose stated goal is facilitating trade between the Ferengi Alliance and Earth. However they are also interested in regulating trade to ensure future profits. Therefore they have lobbied to limit imports of certain technologies like replicators that might devalue their goods. They have even engaged in sponsoring privateers to do their bidding.

interesting idea, but i doubt they would be able to limit replicators as the Federation will push it, as it will reduce poverty, which would actually be good for Ferengi as they can get more people to buy arts and items that can't be replicated. they just have to invest in more stuff that is not replicateable, like food stuffs (yes can be, but a lot of people can tell the difference and generally prefer the real thing).
lots of other factions would love replicators and will push to get them. groups like the galactic empire would fight replicators to a point.. under palpatine's rule, he'd want to limit their control to the military and government, maybe the elites, to allow greater control.
Mars WH40k would go crazy and probably call it heresy and a mockery of the STCs.

 

[Lord Zack]

The Federation has the Prime Directive though, so that would limit them from importing tech to parts of Earth that they don't directly control I think.