Seeking enlightenment Mk.I
caffeinated.joy:
Part of the problem I've seen too is people will upload stuff they've gotten elsewhere and try to claim it as their own.
ImpishParody:
The main problem is that it's not effectively moderated. It's too easy for members to simply download something, change the credit and re-upload it as their own work. Many members don't venture out of the exchange because "It's run by EA and Maxis, the stuff has to be safe, right? I don't know what files from other sites will do to my game." so have no idea that what they are actually downloading was not made by some n00b member in the exchange community, but someone who took a lot of time and effort on a different site, only to have their credit removed and somebody else's put in its place.
EA and Maxis generally do not care about this. There is no way to report stolen CC, they'd much rather have all the CC available on their website so they can brag about the huge creativity and skill of the players of the Sims 2. If you'll take a look at the comment on the last showcase they did (many items of which were stolen and not made by the person who uploaded them):
"Thank you to everyone who participated in this showcase. We understand that many submissions contained pieces of custom content that were created by other Simmers. This custom content is greatly appreciated and we thank our Simmers for providing such wonderful creations."
They're not doing anything about the thievery that occurs on their own site, as you can see. They don't care who it was made by, as long as it puts them in a good light.
There is also no way to get your stolen CC removed from the exchange, short of contacting the member and asking them to remove it, which rarely works as I'm sure you've guessed :) So, many creators fade into the background and get no recognition for the work they've done, simply because selfish newbies take off credit, and EA and Maxis do nothing about it.
Sorry, that's my rant over :D I hope you understand at least a little better why we hate it now :-P
nequam:
Thanks Imp, and the others I had just come to clean out my subscriptions and found your post, I am insufferably curious thanks!
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