Core Viewpoint - The case of "Li et al. breaking technical measures to infringe copyright" has been selected as one of the top ten national cases of combating infringement and piracy in 2024, highlighting significant legal actions against copyright infringement in the gaming industry [1][2]. Group 1: Case Details - The defendants created a PCB board with two chips, one containing a cracked main control program and the other an auxiliary program, allowing the Nintendo Switch to bypass its original system's digital signature verification [1][2]. - Nintendo, a leading game developer, employs proprietary operating systems and technical protection measures, including startup protection mechanisms and multi-layer encryption, to safeguard its copyrights [1]. Group 2: Criminal Activities - The defendants planned and executed a scheme to produce and sell chips that could crack the Nintendo Switch for profit, demonstrating a full-chain criminal operation from program creation to chip production and sales [2]. - The court found that the modified Switch could bypass the official system and run pirated games, indicating a significant threat to the integrity of the gaming ecosystem [2]. - The Xu Zhou Economic Development Zone Court sentenced the defendants to prison terms ranging from two and a half to three and a half years, with fines totaling between 1.1 million and 150,000 RMB [2].