Unlocked "hidden" items from Sims 2, now illegal according to EA?
MrMugg:
I saw a thread on the Sims 2 forum front page that was in regards to the hidden objects throughout all the EP's and SP's that were unlocked and made available to download and that EA has considered it illegal now.
Problem is, when I went to go read that thread it was deleted by the moderators. Did anyone get to see that thread and know anything more about that? I haven't seen anything removed from modthesims yet, but I'm wondering if this has something to do with the lamps that were extracted from Ikea Stuff?
Lord Darcy:
Are you referring to the drama involving this thread, in which MaxoidDrea (or a sockpuppet) turned up here and demanded the deletion of unlocked IKEA lamps made by Havelock?
Unless the said deleted BBS thread was an official sticky posted by a Maxoid declaring the illegality of offering hidden objects as 3rd party downloads, it does not mean a thing. It simply means that Maxoids/moderators are trying to turn the sheeples away from all the unlocked goodies available here.
Surelyfunke:
I would pretty much ignore any of that, until I see a Cease and Desist letter from EA's lawyers.
MrMugg:
Lol, yeah that's probably it. EA never ceases to amaze me. Seems like they stoop to new lows every day, almost as if it's some type of "daily pledge" or goal that they have. ::)
Zazazu:
According to the current EULA, I don't see how they could determine them to be illegal. The closest clause would be "Without limiting the preceding sentence, you may not modify, reverse engineer, disassemble, license, transfer, distribute, create works from, or sell the Tool, or use the Tools & Materials to further any commercial or unlawful purpose." However, note that the sentence states you may not participate in those actions to further commercial or unlawful purpose. If it's not to further commercial or unlawful purpose, it's not against the EULA.
Just more bitchery from EA. Apparently someone realized they hadn't pissed off the community enough this week.
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