{"id":11004,"date":"2022-12-02T22:15:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T22:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/02\/genshin-impact-goes-to-war-against-leakers-sues-discord-to-find-leakers-real-identity\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T22:15:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T22:15:37","slug":"genshin-impact-goes-to-war-against-leakers-sues-discord-to-find-leakers-real-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/02\/genshin-impact-goes-to-war-against-leakers-sues-discord-to-find-leakers-real-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Genshin Impact goes to war against leakers, sues Discord to find leaker’s real identity"},"content":{"rendered":"

It looks like Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere is going after one of the game’s biggest leakers: As reported by TorrentFreak<\/a>, lawyers representing the company have filed a DMCA subpoena demanding that Discord provide it with the real identity of the person known online as Ubatcha.<\/p>\n

Ubatcha is one of Genshin Impact’s best-known leakers, with more than 465,000 followers on Twitter<\/a>. They’re also a reliable presence on the Genshin Impact Leaks subreddit<\/a>, and administer the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor<\/a> Discord server, which has more than 272,000 members.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That’s where the infringing content was posted, according to the first filing<\/a>, and as a result Cognosphere lawyers are asking that Discord be ordered “to disclose the identity, including the name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), and email address(es) of the user Ubatcha#2719, who is responsible for posting infringing content.”<\/p>\n

The second filing<\/a> also notes that “the information obtained will be used only for the purposes of protecting the rights granted to Cognosphere under the Copyright Act.” That covers a lot of ground, including legal action, which is something Cognosphere, as MiHoYo, hasn’t been shy about doing in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In September 2021, for instance, MiHoYo filed suit<\/a> against Chinese video sharing platform (and Twitch equivalent) Bilibili in order to discover the identities of 11 different leakers; two months later, it sued seven of them for \u00a5500,000 ($71,000) each. MiHoYo also filed legal action in September 2021 that forced the takedown of popular Genshin Impact wiki Honey Hunter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This latest legal action comes less than two months after a massive Genshin Impact leak revealed up to nine months of updates planned for the game. As GamesRadar<\/a> noted, the leak was so big and wide-ranging that many prominent leakers, including Ubatcha, disavowed it. That doesn’t appear to have done him much good, though: Given the timing, and its past history with leakers, it seems very unlikely that Cognosphere is pursuing Ubatcha’s real identity so it can send him a Christmas card.<\/p>\n

Discord will almost certainly comply with the request when it’s received\u2014lawsuits like this are typically a formality to ensure that everyone involved is meeting their legal and contractual obligations\u2014after which Ubatcha will be revealed and Cognosphere can go after them as it sees fit. At a bare minimum, it seems likely that Ubatcha’s leaks will come to a halt; but a broader chilling effect on Genshin Impact leaks is another potential outcome. I’ve reached out to Cognosphere for comment on the matter, and will update if I receive a reply.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Genshin Impact goes to war against leakers, sues Discord to find leaker’s real identity<\/p>\n

It looks like Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere is going after one of the game’s biggest leakers: As reported by TorrentFreak<\/a>, lawyers representing the company have filed a DMCA subpoena demanding that Discord provide it with the real identity of the person known online as Ubatcha.<\/p>\n

Ubatcha is one of Genshin Impact’s best-known leakers, with more than 465,000 followers on Twitter<\/a>. They’re also a reliable presence on the Genshin Impact Leaks subreddit<\/a>, and administer the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor<\/a> Discord server, which has more than 272,000 members.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That’s where the infringing content was posted, according to the first filing<\/a>, and as a result Cognosphere lawyers are asking that Discord be ordered “to disclose the identity, including the name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), and email address(es) of the user Ubatcha#2719, who is responsible for posting infringing content.”<\/p>\n

The second filing<\/a> also notes that “the information obtained will be used only for the purposes of protecting the rights granted to Cognosphere under the Copyright Act.” That covers a lot of ground, including legal action, which is something Cognosphere, as MiHoYo, hasn’t been shy about doing in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In September 2021, for instance, MiHoYo filed suit<\/a> against Chinese video sharing platform (and Twitch equivalent) Bilibili in order to discover the identities of 11 different leakers; two months later, it sued seven of them for \u00a5500,000 ($71,000) each. MiHoYo also filed legal action in September 2021 that forced the takedown of popular Genshin Impact wiki Honey Hunter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This latest legal action comes less than two months after a massive Genshin Impact leak revealed up to nine months of updates planned for the game. As GamesRadar<\/a> noted, the leak was so big and wide-ranging that many prominent leakers, including Ubatcha, disavowed it. That doesn’t appear to have done him much good, though: Given the timing, and its past history with leakers, it seems very unlikely that Cognosphere is pursuing Ubatcha’s real identity so it can send him a Christmas card.<\/p>\n

Discord will almost certainly comply with the request when it’s received\u2014lawsuits like this are typically a formality to ensure that everyone involved is meeting their legal and contractual obligations\u2014after which Ubatcha will be revealed and Cognosphere can go after them as it sees fit. At a bare minimum, it seems likely that Ubatcha’s leaks will come to a halt; but a broader chilling effect on Genshin Impact leaks is another potential outcome. I’ve reached out to Cognosphere for comment on the matter, and will update if I receive a reply.<\/p>\n

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