Recently, the police in Huanggang, Hubei successfully cracked down a suspected Internet copyright infringement case, arrested 15 suspects, and eliminated the original code providers of copyright infringement criminal groups, game agents, operating agents, technical operation and maintenance, server leasing providers and providers. The fourth party paid and settled the criminal gang and destroyed the entire chain of the gang. More than 980,000 yuan of cash was collected on the spot and more than 6.2 million yuan of funds involved in the case were frozen.

On December 25, 2020, the Huanggang Public Security Bureau's Cyber Security Detachment discovered during its work: a criminal group headed by Huanggang member Wang Moumou illegally obtained a mobile online game version and opened a studio in a rental house in Huangzhou. With the permission of the copyright owner, it is copied and distributed on the Internet and arranged for operation and maintenance by special personnel. Through multi-channel promotion, it attracts game players to recharge. There are more than two million recharge personnel and the recharge amount is more than 60 million yuan.

On January 6, 2021, the Huanggang Public Security Bureau’s Cyber Security Detachment filed a case for Wang XX and others suspected of copyright infringement. It lasted more than two months. After online research and analysis, the organization structure, identity, residence, and office location of the member were basically found out.

On March 5, the Huanggang Public Security Bureau organized more than 60 police forces to carry out a centralized network collection operation. The Internet Security Detachment mobilized Tuanfeng, Macheng, Xishui, Qichun, and Wuxue Internet security police to participate, and patrolled special police and economic with the strong support of police investigations, drug control, criminal investigations and other relevant police types, the participating police went to Wuhan, Shenzhen, Baoding, Lianyungang, Taihe, Zhengzhou, Changsha, and Xiamen to carry out arrests.

As of March 7, a total of 15 criminal suspects were arrested, more than 980,000 yuan in cash was collected on the spot, 65 mobile phones, 83 bank cards, 27 computers, 1 vehicle, 5 bank USB shields, and 5 USB flash drives were seized. There were 29 mobile hard drives, 108 bank accounts involved in the case frozen, and more than 6.2 million yuan of funds involved in the case were frozen.

At present, all 15 suspects have been taken criminal detention compulsory measures.