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Intellectual property law
fromRAIN News
3 days ago

$40B lost to sound and sports piracy: New government report

The USTR's 2025 Notorious Markets report identifies dozens of piracy platforms globally, while documenting enforcement successes against counterfeiting and piracy operations across multiple countries.
World politics
fromFortune
2 days ago

The shadow fleet and illegal oil are still moving through the Strait of Hormuz | Fortune

Iran's threats to destroy ships in the Persian Gulf have stranded over 400 tankers, while unregulated 'shadow fleet' vessels continue transiting because international maritime regulation is fundamentally voluntary and lacks enforcement mechanisms.
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago

These digital tools are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

In late 2025, Interpol coordinated a global operation across 134 nations, seizing roughly 30,000 live animals, confiscating illegal plant and timber products, and identifying about 1,100 suspected wildlife traffickers for national police to investigate. Wildlife trafficking is one of the most lucrative illicit industries worldwide. It nets between US$7 billion and $23 billion per year, according to the Global Environment Facility, a group of nearly 200 nations as well as businesses and nonprofits that fund environmental improvement and protection projects.
Environment
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