Chinese game developer miHoYo’s recent legal actions against private server operators for its hit title Genshin Impact resulted in significant penalties, with chief instigator Yin sentenced to four years and six months in prison and fined RMB 130,000 ($18,057). These illegal operations, which included unauthorized server setups and impersonation of miHoYo’s game, constituted copyright infringement and fraud. Additionally, criminal judgments were also issued for pirated merchandise sales related to Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd, resulting in jail time and fines amounting to nearly RMB 460,000 ($63,895). In miHoYo’s announcement, the company pledges to continue its legal efforts to combat infringement and protect user rights amid a healthy gaming environment. [miHoYo, in Chinese]
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