The Economist Has Russia legalised intellectual-property theft?

From: The Economist today - Thursday Jun 02, 2022 09:17 pm

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June 2nd 2022

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Has Russia legalised intellectual-property theft?

A new law seems to strip away the IP rights of Western firms

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