Audits are typically seen as an enforcement method to ensure contractual compliance by a consumer firm because

• A. Few if any licensing agreements would be enforceable if not for audits
• B. Suppliers have a regulatory duty to hire external auditors to review all use of market data
• C. Suppliers pass control of electronic data to their customers and lose potential control of the data's use and distribution
• D. Consumers routinely monitor only their own compliance

Answer: (C)