International Association of Skateboard Companies

[2] In part, the initial establishment of the association was prompted by industry concerns about the sale of blank (un-branded) skateboard decks.

These decks carried no logos or associated designs and were produced by manufacturers that (according to the companies) did not contribute to the sponsorship of skateboarders, venues or events.

The IASC also resolved to encourage media outlets to only publish stories with images that included skaters supporting their sponsors' brands.

A number of skaters and industry representatives established www.aworldwithoutceos.com as a direct counter-argument to the claims made by the IASC.

During the late-1990s, founding director Jim Fitzpatrick and the IASC campaigned for reform of California's public liability laws as they pertained to skateboarding in particular.