On November 4, miHoYo announced that the court had made a final judgment in the case of miHoYo vs. online blogger “潇潇枫汐” for defamation.
According to miHoYo, the account holder, Peng Moumou, had been publishing a large number of audio and video content that insulted, slandered, and abused miHoYo and its games, including “Genshin Impact” and “Honkai Impact 3rd”. The content had been viewed millions of times, causing significant harm to miHoYo’s reputation and the rights of its users.
After the court’s review, it was determined that Peng Moumou’s actions constituted defamation. The first-instance court ruled that Peng Moumou must immediately delete all the infringing content, publish an apology statement on relevant platforms, and compensate miHoYo 110,000 yuan. After the defendant appealed, the second-instance court upheld the original judgment in October.
According to the indictment obtained by The Paper, the defendant’s Bilibili account “潇潇枫汐” (UID: 3209763) had 6,926 followers, 133,000 likes, and 2.153 million video views. The account contained video collections “暴米” and “这就是实”, which were created and published by the defendant, and contained text written by the defendant to slander and insult miHoYo.
This year, miHoYo has filed lawsuits against multiple cases of infringement.
In mid-October, miHoYo announced that the case of Li Moumou and Chen Moumou’s infringement of miHoYo’s copyright had been sentenced. The court ruled that Li Moumou had set up and operated a “private server” for the game “Genshin Impact” and had profited from it, constituting copyright infringement. Chen Moumou, the operator of the e-commerce platform “有铺猫”, had provided recharge services for Li Moumou’s “private server” and had profited from it, also constituting copyright infringement.
Li Moumou was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for one year, and fined 60,000 yuan. Chen Moumou was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for one year, and fined 10,000 yuan. The two defendants were also ordered to compensate miHoYo 120,000 yuan for economic losses and reasonable expenses.
In late September, miHoYo announced that the case of “全国首例利用外挂从事代练构成不正当竞争案” (the first case of using external hanging to engage in substitute training and constituting unfair competition) had been sentenced.
According to the report, the defendant’s e-commerce platform store “雨沫代练工作室” had been using external hanging to engage in substitute training services for the game “Genshin Impact” for a long time, with a total sales volume of over 7.6 million orders and a sales revenue of over 700 million yuan.
After miHoYo filed a lawsuit, the Shanghai Longning District People’s Court ruled that the defendant’s behavior had affected the game’s security and stability, and had damaged the game’s ecosystem, constituting unfair competition. The defendant was ordered to compensate 3 million yuan and publicly apologize.
According to the official website, miHoYo was founded in 2011 and has developed several games, including “崩坏学园2”, “崩坏3”, “未定事件薄”, “原神”, and “绝区零”. The company has also created animations, music, and peripheral products based on its original IP.
