A number of suspect connected to the production and sale of games were arrested, and the police cracked the Genshin Impact infringement case suspect | games | infringement case
Recently, the police in Xuhui, Shanghai, cracked two consecutive cases of producing and selling multiple "Genshin Impact" game plug-ins, and suspect Zhang and Xie were detained according to law.
According to a police announcement, MiHoYo Company reported to the Xuhui Public Security Bureau's Network Security Detachment that users have reported the act of openly selling multiple "cheat" software in a popular game communication group on a certain social software, damaging the interests of other players and disrupting the fair competitive environment of the game. After investigation, the police found that these cheats can help players modify game data, achieve "automatic collection, change double attack", etc. Suspects have posted purchase links in multiple game groups, and buyers can purchase so-called "hour cards, day cards, week cards, month cards" and other levels of cheats at different prices. In February and June this year, the police quickly locked in a number of suspect and arrested the suspect Xie and Zhang, the external producers.
After arriving at the case, the suspect Zhang confessed his crime. According to his account, at the beginning, he developed cheat programs for his own use, but gradually developed the idea of profiting from the programs, so he began to sell a large number of cheat software, illegally profiting from it. At present, suspect Zhang has been taken criminal coercive measures according to law due to his suspicion of sabotaging the computer information system, and the case is under further investigation.
In this regard, Mihayou made a statement on its official official account that it would resolutely defend its legitimate rights and interests through legal means, investigate the legal responsibility of relevant suspects, and appeal to users and players to actively provide clues, form a joint effort to combat infringement, and effectively protect the rights and interests of players.
The production and sale of cheats, private servers, and other behaviors not only disrupt the fair competitive environment of the game and harm the interests of other players, but also constitute criminal acts. Multiple precedents published on the China Judgment Document Network show that the production and sale of cheats and private servers are suspected of constituting criminal acts such as intrusion into illegal computer control programs and infringement of copyright. The defendants involved were ultimately sentenced. In June 2021, the police in Xuhui, Shanghai, once cracked a case of producing and selling the game plug-in of Genshin Impact, and arrested three suspect, involving about 2 million yuan. The Xuhui District People's Court of Shanghai tried the case in accordance with the law and sentenced the three defendants to imprisonment ranging from one year, six months to four years. The Xuhui police also reminded in this announcement that producing and selling game cheats will seriously infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of game developers, operators, and normal consumers. Internet users should download official software through legitimate channels in their daily online activities and games.
