> In response [to unfair competition with pirated international games], the Bonyad has devised a unique policy: It issues Iranian publishers holographic sticker

> In response [to unfair competition with pirated international games], the Bonyad has devised a unique policy: It issues Iranian publishers holographic stickers they must use to seal each individual copy of their pirated games before they’re shipped out to electronics stores nationwide. Fascinating, it's like a copyright system, but where all the proceeds get diverted to bureaucracies and middlemen by design... I'm actually surprised this isn't more common.