"plopppo;14602302" wrote:
"Colton147147;14602271" wrote:
Once you upload to the Gallery, it is no longer yours; it is the property of Maxis.
Anything you upload to the Gallery automatically becomes the property of Maxis; uploading custom content on the Gallery, even though it does not transfer (unless you have the same piece in your Mods folder), technically becomes the property of Maxis and is no longer the property of the person who has created the piece of custom content.
I wonder how Trademark holders will feel about that. That's like YouTube saying we own the videos you upload.
Can someone upload branded content to the gallery? If so, then good luck with that one EA.
Taken from http://www.ea.com/terms-of-service#section6
EA does not pre-screen all UGC and does not endorse or approve any UGC that you and other users may contribute to EA Services. You are solely responsible for your UGC and may be held liable for UGC that you post.
EA respects the intellectual property rights of others. You must have the legal right to upload UGC to EA Services. You may not upload or post any UGC on EA Services that infringes the copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights of a third party nor may you upload UGC that violates the law, this Terms of Service and/or any third party's right of privacy or right of publicity. You may upload only UGC that you are permitted to upload by the owner or by law. EA may, without prior notice to you and in its sole judgment, remove UGC that may infringe the intellectual property or other rights of a third party. If you are a repeat infringer of EA's or a third party's intellectual property or other rights, EA may terminate your Account without notice to you. If your Account(s) is/are terminated under this paragraph, you are not entitled to a refund for any fees you have paid, and you will lose access to Entitlements associated with your Account.
EA reserves the right (but has no obligation except as required by law) to remove, block, edit, move or disable UGC for any reason, including when EA determines that UGC violates these terms. The decision to remove UGC or other Content at any time is in EA's sole and final discretion. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, EA does not assume any responsibility or liability for UGC or for removal of, UGC or any failure to or delay in removing, UGC or other Content.
ETA:
So in retrospect this section relieves EA of any liability and drops infringement cases at the feet of the offender.
