Seizures and discoveries include in the US, $2.3 million worth of fake sunglasses being impounded at a major port… In Russia, authorities seized the first large consignment of pirated Blu-ray DVDs with over 1 million discs found in the raid… In the UK, counterfeit pharmaceuticals worth more than £250,000 were confiscated… In Mexico over 600,000 pirated CDs and DVDs were seized, another raid in the country yielded 60,000 pirated computer and video games … The largest ever seizure of counterfeit gaming devices took place in the UK… Large quantities of counterfeit cigarettes were impounded in a number of raids in the UK… In Sweden, police seized a server holding 65 Terabytes of digital data, being used for internet file sharing.

Cases and outcomes include L’Oréal starting a high court action against eBay over allowing the sale of fake fragrances and cosmetics on the auction site… The Software & Information Industry Association has reached a six-figure settlement with a corporation accused of using pirated software… A man in the US has been charged for being the mastermind of a multimillion pound counterfeit goods ring that allegedly tried to smuggle 62 containers of fake goods through customs.

Studies and reports out include one by RAND Corporation entitled Film Piracy, Organised Crime, and Terrorism examining the links between piracy, criminals and terrorism.