New EULA :)

Discussion in 'The Sims 2' started by ManagerJosh, Aug 13, 2007.

  1. ManagerJosh

    ManagerJosh Benevolent Dictator Staff Member

    New EULA :)

    There's a new end-user license agreement that's come out that seems to be a cover all for all tools and custom content made by EA or third-parties.

    The Sims 2 Content Manager Tool

    ELECTRONIC ARTS END USER LICENSE
    for The Sims Custom Content Tools


    Electronic Arts Inc. ("EA") grants you a non- transferable non-exclusive license to download and/or install and use one copy of the software tool and related data (the "Software") for the sole purpose of creating content for use in EA's The Sims family of games, in accordance with the terms below.

    EA owns all of the right, title and interest in the Software. You may not alter any of EA's trademarks or logos, or alter or remove any of EAs trademark or copyright notices included in, or with, the Software. Your right to use Software is limited to the license grant above, and you may not otherwise copy, display, distribute, perform, publish, modify, create works from, or use any of the Software. Without limitation, you may not modify, reverse engineer, disassemble, license, transfer, distribute, or sell the Software. Your License is limited to the intellectual property rights in the Software and does not include any rights to other patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property owned or licensed by EA.

    If you include content created with the Software on your website you must also post the following notice on your site on the same web page(s) where that content is located: "This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Electronic Arts." You will not represent that your site is approved by or affiliated with EA or that any other content on your site is approved by or affiliated with EA.

    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. EA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

    ANY USE YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS UNDERTAKEN BY YOU ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. EA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM, NETWORK, OTHER SOFTWARE OR TECHNOLOGY.

    EA WILL NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THIS SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER SUPPORT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER INQUIRIES ABOUT THE SOFTWARE.

    IN NO EVENT SHALL EA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS LICENSE EVEN IF EA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

    EA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISCONTINUE THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS SOFTWARE, OR MODIFY THE SOFTWARE, AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT OBLIGATION TO ANYONE.

    At EA's request, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless EA from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from any breach of this License by you and/or your use or misuse of the Software.

    EA may make the Software available at its site(s) located in the United States and/or Canada and/or the European Union. You are solely responsible for knowing and complying with all federal, state, and local laws that may apply to your use of Software in your own locale. By downloading any Software, you warrant that you are not located in any country, or exporting the Software to any person or place, to which the United States and/or Canada and/or European Union or its member countries has embargoed goods.

    EA may revoke or terminate this license at any time, for any reason or no reason, in its sole discretion. Upon termination, you must destroy the Software. This License is governed by United States Copyright and California law (without regard to conflicts or choice of law provisions), and is the entire agreement between EA and you regarding the Software.

    Please click "Accept" if you agree to the above terms, or "Decline" to discontinue. If you decline, you may not use the Software.
     
  2. Mirelly

    Mirelly Active Member

    LOL, that looks to me like a vindication of a certain PMBD ... ;) EA is washing its hands of content creators who might be seeking 'big corporation' muscle to prop up their puny claims and instead it is saying: "Oi! You lot! Pipe down and quit fighting and, by the way, we demand that you indemnify us against all and any law suits that are pending or may arise in the future."

    Copyright is legalese meaning: intellectual property ... in dumb-down language that is simply ideas made into words or audio-visual media. Ownership is not an automatic license to print money. I am happy there are sites and campaigns against charging for custom content because they seek only to share the terrible "burden" of hosting bandwidth, which is the most often quoted reason custom content creators peddle for charging for their wares.

    I live on tight a budget, but I still maintain my own (non-sims related) website and would never dream of charging my visitors ... luckily there are few visitors ;) I am also more than willing and happy to make use of donation facilities on the rare occasions that I find a site with excellent quality material, which is offered with good-grace by a talented artist who doesn't have an ego problem.

    Er ... :eek: rant over ... :rolleyes:
     

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