Genshin Impact leakers jailed in landmark criminal case in China
It marks the first criminal case against video game leaks under updated legislation in China, signalling tougher consequences for those who share unauthorised and unreleased gaming content.
Two individuals, surnamed Su and Wu, have been sentenced to jail in China for leaking unreleased gameplay footage from the popular action role-playing game Genshin Impact. This marks the first criminal case against video game leaks under updated legislation in China, signaling stricter consequences for those who share unauthorized gaming content.
The duo repeatedly uploaded videos of unreleased gameplay footage onto the Chinese online video-sharing platform BiliBili, according to game developer miHoYo. They were found guilty of copyright infringement, with Su sentenced to one year and two months in jail and Wu to one year. The new rules stipulate that posting infringed content that racks up more than 100,000 views or exceeds 10,000 downloads can be considered for criminal investigation.
Written by urgent.news from Channel News Asia's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
