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MiHoYo’s recent lawsuit against Bilibili sparked what fans are calling his “leak-hunting decree†– an attempt to stop the Genshin Impact leaks.
In early September, Chinese game development company miHoYo apparently stepped up efforts against Genshin Impact leaks. Fans call miHoYo’s actions the “Leak hunting decree, “referring to the Vision Hunting Decree in the game. There is a whole sub-community around Genshin Impact leaks, where the most popular and widespread leaks are about upcoming characters and limited banners, though other new content and gameplay features were revealed early on as well. These leaks have been around for a while, but miHoYo seems to have decided enough is enough.
The community as a whole is quite divided on Genshin Impact leaks. Some players despise them because they can spoil the surprises of updates, while others like to discover new content as soon as possible. Since miHoYo rarely shares information about upcoming additions in advance, players who want to know what to expect should turn to the leaks. Perhaps the easiest way to stop the leaks would be to make them irrelevant by posting a future content roadmap, but for now miHoYo is taking legal action against the leaks instead.
While miHoYo has pursued leaks in the past, the scope of its efforts had not yet been so great. The “Leak hunting decree“began when miHoYo filed a complaint against Bilibili (via DoubleShockers), the Chinese video sharing site that hosts Genshin Impact livestreams, in order to find the identity of 11 leakers. According to Reddit user Yamusauce, who initially shared the news, there does not appear to be any animosity between the two companies; Due to Chinese law, miHoYo simply cannot request the identity of the leakers without prosecution. Hearings were scheduled to begin on September 17, although no updates have yet been made public. According to DoubleShockers, these 11 leakers all participated in closed beta tests and broken nondisclosure agreements or shared information from miHoYo employees. Unlike datamining, these are violations of legal contracts.
MiHoYo tackles Genshin Impact leaks
Since the largest suppliers of Genshin Impact the leaks are these beta testers and miHoYo insiders, the average “leak†on Twitter or Instagram is probably just using the information these sources provide. World of honey hunters is one of those leak-sharing sites, having often posted detailed information about upcoming characters, including videos of motion sets and animation straight from beta versions.
On September 10, the creator of World of honey hunters, who goes by name Honey, revealed that they received a cease and desist letter from miHoYo. The company is essentially claiming copyright infringement, claiming World of honey hunters does not have the right to use its characters or materials and request the removal of the entire site – not just the leaks. Honey said that miHoYo’s claim is “a gray area in the laws, which means that MHY implies that they can cancel anyone, who makes game-related content [sic], ranging from artists, designers and musicians to app and website developers. “According to miHoYo’s letter, shared by Honey, it is indeed not the leaks that are the problem, but that World of honey hunters uses Genshin Impact content, period. Conversely, miHoYo recently announced Genshin Impact The first anniversary community event will feature both an art competition and a cosplay competition.
Following the notice, Honey has World of honey hunters down and then reopened it under a different domain. Watermarks and copyright notices related to miHoYo have been removed because Darling said the company used the watermarks to initiate a DMCA claim against the site. It is not clear if World of honey hunters will be able to continue to function without being penalized after this change.
The warmth of “Leak hunting decree“is felt by other prominent members of the community. Although miHoYo does not appear to have directly targeted these individuals, Genshin Impact leak PAM announced that they were taking a break from the leaks, while the leaks to choke, abc64, and Sukuna appears to have completely withdrawn from the leak. But even with the ongoing Bilibili lawsuit, leaks are still being shared across the internet regarding future banners and character content.
It is not known what miHoYo can do to prevent this information from being shared, beyond sharing first. Starting with update 1.6, miHoYo announced the characters for the next update in advance of a patch. Thus, for update 2.2, we already know that Thoma will be Genshin Impact most recent character. This may not be enough for players who want to know who they should keep their precious Primogems for, as it requires knowing the upcoming characters months in advance.
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