Clarification - End User License Agreement
Finally EA have stated their views on Custom Content and the Sims Community, the way I see this is simple, it states whether the content is free, Donation or subscriber the community should respect the the terms of the creator.
My terms are simple and always have been, I have always created for TSR this is where I want my creations to be hosted, no where else and this should be respected by all of the sims community.
Read the statement here
Andrea :)
Hi everyone,
Over the past several months, we’ve received questions about the End
User License Agreement (EULA) that is in our games for The Sims 2
regarding custom content. Below is a statement from our Sims team.
While there is no change to our End User License Agreement, we hope
this clears up any confusion you might have regarding the EULA.
Thanks,
-MaxoidDrea
The Sims celebrates creativity, humor, and community. We strive to provide players with tools that enable them to customize and personalize their game experience. We are proud that so many of The Sims and The Sims 2 players create their own art for the games and share it with others. Sharing art online is a hobby that involves an investment of time, energy and money. Whether players choose to share their original artistic creations with the community is up to them: some custom content creators design work for a fee; some host their works on sites that organize, store and serve an enormous amount of content for subscribers; some artists request donations; and some artists allow all players to download their creations for free. These artists set their own terms for how they want to share their talents with the community at large. Those terms should be respected by other players.
EDIT: I'm not posting this without the permission of our Sims team. Just to be clear, this statement is coming from our Sims team which includes all management for all of our games and our Sims legal team.