MTS2:Creator Guidelines/Regarding Required Pay Content

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This page was last modified 11 Aug 2008

Pay Content in TS3

MTS has long had policies that restrict users from promoting pay content in their uploads - either by requiring that content, or by showing it in screenshots. The purpose of this policy is to promote the use of free content, as we believe that the community benefits from all items being free to download and use without requiring anyone to pay for it - whether that be paying for individual items, or by subscription. We would like all items uploaded to or shown on MTS to be "what you see is what you get" or "what you see is what you CAN get, without having to pay for it."

TS3 has complicated matters somewhat, but after reviewing the options, our policies regarding pay content for TS3 is thus:


Content Allowed

  • EA-created Content: Any content from the base game, expansions, stuff packs, or the Sims 3 store are allowed in screenshots/uploads. If you use a Store item for a sim or lot, you must state -what- Store item you have used and link to it on the Store so that users can choose to get it if they like. Store content is not considered "pay" because it is official content, similar to stuff packs. You may NOT include the actual Store item in your upload as this is a violation of intellectual property laws, nor can you link to where it can be downloaded elsewhere for free.
  • Freely Available Content: Any content that is available from its creator for free. The creator is whoever made it work in TS3 - be it a completely new, original item made just for TS3 or a TS2-to-TS3 conversion, whether or not the original was pay or free. You may include the item if the creator allows it, but we suggest you link back instead in the case of things like hairstyles since most people will have them already or want to get them separately. Items uploaded on places like the PMBD Booty (or other sites sharing pay content for free) are not considered free content since they were originally pay.


Content NOT Allowed

  • Pay Content: Any content that is available from its creator for pay. Again, the creator is whoever made it work in TS3 - be it a completely new, original item made just for TS3 or a TS2-to-TS3 conversion, whether or not the original was pay or free. You may not picture pay items in screenshots or upload items that require pay items. Please note that ALL TSR content is considered pay content when uploading to MTS, regardless of its current status as "subscriber only" or not. This is because the pay/free status of TSR content changes regularly, and an item which is free today may be pay tomorrow.
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