Gamingdeputy reported on March 28 that @Qianzhongjiu, the creator of the well-known UGC map “Yinlan” in NetEase's “Danzi Party”, recently posted a video on Douyin saying that the map he created was banned in “Yuanmeng Star”. For long-term and repeated plagiarism, a lawsuit has been filed against Tencent. The case has been accepted and will be heard in court in May.
This afternoon, Tencent's “Yuanmeng Star” game official Weibo released a “Statement on the Protection of Original Map Creation”. After receiving a rights protection complaint from the author of the “Yinlan” map,After manual review, we have removed all relevant creative maps that were complained about from the shelves., and in accordance with the handling principles in the “Yuanmeng Star Infringement Complaint Notification Guidelines”, the complained player was notified via in-game email. Subsequently, the “Yuanmeng Star” operation team further upgraded the processing policy, prohibiting all players from posting or using content containing “Yinlan” keyword for player-created maps.
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Gamingdeputy attaches the complete statement as follows:
Since its launch, “Yuanmeng Star” has firmly adhered to the attitude of “encouraging and supporting originality” and provided original protection services to all map creators. In order to maintain good platform order and protect the legitimate rights and interests of all rights holders, we have opened the portal for complaints and rights protection in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, and have formulated corresponding original protection review and evaluation processes.
So far, we have banned more than 1,500 player-created maps suspected of violating regulations. Recently, after receiving a rights protection complaint from the author of the “Yinlan” map, after manual review, we have removed all the complained-related creative maps from the shelves, and based on the handling principles in the “Yuanmeng Star Infringement Complaint Notification Guidelines” , notified the complained player via in-game email. Subsequently, the “Yuanmeng Star” operation team further upgraded the processing policy, prohibiting all players from publishing and using player-created maps containing the “Yinlan” keyword.
“Yuanmeng Star” has always firmly supported and safeguarded the copyright rights and interests of creators. We respect the law and respect users. We have always insisted on resolving suspected infringements and related disputes among game map creators through legal channels. At the same time, we have also noticed that some self-media have fabricated, published and spread false news that “Yuanmeng Star” supports plagiarism through Weibo, Xiaohongshu and other social media, while slandering and defaming “Yuanmeng Star” , and also caused huge trouble to players, for which we reserve the right to pursue legal responsibility.
In addition, since the launch of “Yuanmeng Star”, the number of creators has continued to grow rapidly, and a number of original maps with good experience and good reputation have been born. Some of these excellent original map works have also been borrowed or even plagiarized by the creators of other game products. “Yuanmeng Star” will also provide comprehensive rights protection assistance to creators, bear corresponding rights protection fees, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of creators, and also call on the industry to take joint action.
If suspected violations related to player-created maps are subsequently discovered in “Yuanmeng Star”, we encourage players and creators to report and complain about suspected infringing player-created maps through the in-game map reporting function and official rights protection channels. , or you can make complaints through the official accounts of “Yuanmeng Star”, “Yuanmeng Star Dreammaking Bureau”, Dreammaking Butler and other channels, and we will deal with it seriously.
“Yuanmeng Star” project team
March 28, 2024
Note from Gamingdeputy: “Egg Boy Party” is a trendy casual competitive game. It will launch unlimited number testing on all platforms on February 6, 2021, and open beta on May 27, 2022. In the game, players can transform into cute Eggboys and challenge various fantastic levels with their friends; they can also pick up props in the scene to block other Eggboys, including bombs, freezes, electric shocks and even farts.
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The mobile game “Yuanmeng Star” under Tencent Tianmei Studio was officially launched on all platforms in December last year. It focuses on family party attributes and provides multiple game modes such as classic mode, chaos, biochemical pursuit, weapon master, and speed competition. At present, “Yuanmeng Star” has obtained the official authorization of “Humanity Failed” and “Fall Beans: Super Knockout”.
