"jimmysnan;c-16254813" wrote:
"x_Always_Heart_x;c-16254792" wrote:
Obviously if you share something you intend for other people to use it too.
The stealing they are talking about is downloading that content, doing something with it and then re-uploading it to pass it off as their own. Ive stopped using the gallery for this reason.
I dont blame you if you feel it is stealing then dont put it on the gallery. If you choose to put it on the gallery it is then owned by EA and since EA owns the game and advertise that you can download creations from others then they become free for all to use.
While this is ultimately true, it still feels sucky when others pass off your creations, which you worked really hard on, as their own. I put a lot of work and thought and effort into my Sims, whom I consider more like characters than just Sims, and I'd honestly be angry if I saw them reuploaded by someone else without any mention of me. I don't use the gallery much, though, so luckily I don't have to be afraid of others stealing my Sims. I might put them on there without description/hashtags for me to reupload should I ever lose them, tho. One of my Sims, whom I uploaded solely for this reason and without hashtags or a description, immediately got 16 downloads when I uploaded him and I was like Oh, OK... :sweat_smile: It does flatter me, though! And I think that ultimately, it's better to just take it as a compliment and move on than to fight it as, like you say, it's not actually illegal for Simmers to do this so there is ultimately not much you can do about it.
