Selling plug-ins will violate the crime of illegal business operation

The behavior methods are different and the purposes are different. The suspected crime needs to be specifically analyzed to accurately characterize the behavior. In judicial practice, most judgments The production, sale of plug-ins and the use of plug-ins for power-training will be investigated as illegal business crimes. Of course, some operators who use plug-in power-ups or currency brushing will be prosecuted for the crime of damaging computer information systems.

In 2003, the State Press and Publication Administration, the National Copyright Administration and other five ministries and commissions issued the "Notice on Carrying out Special Management of Private Server Plugins". The explanation for plug-ins in the notice is: "Private servers", " The illegal behavior of "plug-in" refers to destroying the technical protection measures of Internet game works that are legally published and copyrighted by others, modifying the data of the work, setting up servers without permission, making game recharge cards (point cards), and operating or linking operations without permission or authorization. Legally published Internet game works whose copyrights are owned by others, thereby seeking benefits and infringing on the interests of others. The illegal activities of "private servers" and "plug-ins" are illegal Internet publishing activities and should be severely cracked down in accordance with the law.

The production of plug-ins may involve decoding and decompilation of the online game client, or it may involve copying part of the original program. In some cases, a lot of content is copied, such as offline plug-ins, and there are also cases where copyright is used to convict people.

The sale of plug-ins may occur in many situations, some are publishing and dissemination of websites, and some are just simple plug-in program sales.

Plug-ins are used by players, and some are used by power levelers. Some are used just to increase fun, and some may obtain more virtual equipment, faster upgrades or combat effectiveness through the use of plug-ins. Stronger. Some may involve profit-making operations.

"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 225: The crime of illegal business operations violates national regulations and involves one of the following illegal business behaviors that disrupts market order: If the circumstances are serious, the person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also or solely be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; if the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income. Fines or confiscation of property:

(1) Operating franchises, monopoly items or other restricted items stipulated in laws and administrative regulations without permission;

(2) Buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin, and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated in laws and administrative regulations;

(3) Illegal operations of securities, futures, and insurance businesses without the approval of the relevant national competent authorities , or illegally engage in fund payment and settlement business;

(4) Other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt market order.

With the popularization of computer networks, new forms of crime continue to emerge. Some people only know that selling game plug-in software is a general illegal act, but do not know that it violates the criminal law and constitutes a crime, thus committing a crime. Big mistake.