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Does the site owner know about this problem?
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I'm sure this is a legal requirement, but would we really have to include a phone number and address with the notice? It's not like our addresses are going to be a bunch of corporate headquarters with a ton of state-of-the-art security. I don't have any Sims 4 content, but if I did and it was on there, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable sending my phone number and address to someone I don't know, especially over the internet. |
It's a company. Don't you do online shopping?
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It's not like our addresses are going to be a bunch of corporate headquarters with a ton of state-of-the-art security |
Dunno what "bunch of corporate headquarters" you expect, but Bluehost are a completely normal web host. There's nothing unusual about them. What they're asking for -- providing a means to get in touch with you -- is likely a lot less data than your own IP has about you.
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The only paid content is 18+ content, to ensure it stays 18+.
The rest of the content is FREE. He is NOT making money off your mods!
I'm not saying what he's done is right, but there have been reasons.
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Also *his* reasons are completely irrelevant here. It's the creators' decision what happens with their content.
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He does give credit to whoever made them at the bottom of the posts/threads. The only paid content is 18+ content, to ensure it stays 18+. The rest of the content is FREE. He is NOT making money off your mods! I'm not saying what he's done is right, but there have been reasons. |
nahh, my creation is not even in the website but, i do feel not good when my creation on a paysite, that have a lot of advertising all over it, so technically every content on that website give money to him either by membership or not as long as its in his website, its just my opinion tho
askurei - Um, MTS has ads. Then again, MTS doesn't ask people to pay to be members to download anything and offer them "perks" for doing so.
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I was only saying that because I read a post somewhere in this thread that said he was making people pay for all the mods that were posted on the site.
That is not the case.
Most forums have some sort of membership available for purchase to help keep the site up.
Reading through this thread I saw a lot of people writing him off as some asshole who was trying to make money off other peoples creations, I just felt I had to say that's not at all what he's been doing.
mustluvcatz - You are very right in saying that it was used to 'lure people in', at least, that's what I assume to main purpose was. But also to offer the members who frequent there the possibility of uploading it on it's own site. Was that right? No, it really isn't.
He did give credit to those who created it, but if you ask me he should've provided a link to the direct download (and the original place it was uploaded) instead of hosting it himself.
From what I've gathered though, he is going to stop this immediately. Though I've not spoken to him directly, so please take what I say with a grain of salt. It is but my interpretation of things.
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I read a post somewhere in this thread that said he was making people pay for all the mods that were posted on the site. |
Citation needed.
As far as I'm aware, nobody in this thread claimed he was charging for their downloads.
The main issues seem to be that he copied site content, downloads, and is hotlinking without permission, that he failed to give credit in many cases (he added that in over time, but there are still downloads completely uncredited -- see here for example), that he even refused to remove files when asked to (see here), that he posted here with a sockpuppet account (see here) trying to scare people away from filing a DMCA and that by now he still hasn't removed any site content except for where the creators filed a DMCA right away. With "site content" I mean entire pages that are blatantly copied and pasted from mts, including pictures and hotlinks and all (maybe also from other sites, can't tell since I'm less familiar with those). All the while he is still trying to bullshit his own members into believing that *we* have an issue with "competition", when the whole issue isn't about competition but about blatant plagiarism and complete disregard of the actual creators.
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Citation needed. As far as I'm aware, nobody in this thread claimed he was charging for their downloads. |
I think that is what I personally understood was meant by this (posted on the homepage) :
"Additionally, the site is monetized allowing the forum owner to profit from these works that have been stolen from around the web and hosted without permission."
Along with some other money-based allegations here and there I overgeneralized. Apologies.
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Also, I edited while you posted (above).
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The main issues seem to be that he copied site content, downloads, and is hotlinking without permission, that he failed to give credit in many cases (he added that in over time, but there are still downloads completely uncredited -- see here for example), that he even refused to remove files when asked to (see here), that he posted here with a sockpuppet account (see here) trying to scare people away from filing a DMCA and that by now he still hasn't removed any site content except for where the creators filed a DMCA right away. With "site content" I mean entire pages that are blatantly copied and pasted from mts, including pictures and hotlinks and all (maybe also from other sites, can't tell since I'm less familiar with those). All the while he is still trying to bullshit his own members into believing that *we* have an issue with "competition", when the whole issue isn't about competition but about blatant plagiarism and complete disregard of the actual creators. |
I really can't defend him on anything he's done in regards to this particular mess.
We don't speak nearly enough for me to be really in the know-how of what's going on, I wish I did, and that I could be of any help >.<
I just wanted to voice my pov on it, and I really hope he sorts it out soon.
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He does give credit to whoever made them at the bottom of the posts/threads. The only paid content is 18+ content, to ensure it stays 18+. The rest of the content is FREE. He is NOT making money off your mods! I'm not saying what he's done is right, but there have been reasons. |
Doesn't matter if he is making money off them or not, he is redistributing them without the authors consent. Crediting the original author/source website doesn't make it right, or legal
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He is NOT the victim with good intentions he claims to be. Anyone who thinks he is should do themselves a favor, google him, and have their minds blown.
Meline, did I understand correctly you're a registered member on his site? Because in that case you may or may not have been around for his little "giveaway" and how that ended up. If not, I advise you search for it (its on his own forums) and decide for yourself what to think about it. I can only tell you it made my stomach turn. And that is one story. Of many.
And surprise surprise, my content is STILL on sims4forums. Why am I not surprised? One more hour to go ...
If there is one thing to take note of from this whole situation, it's that MTS is obviously threatened by this website's success, or they would not have exaggerated the facts behind what actually happened. |
I think the Sims CC community and particulary the bigger and older sites are feeling slightly threatened so they are only promoting these lies and stoking the fire to try and discredit us and make us look bad. |
Lies? Seriously? And how on earth can we be threatened by a site that doesn't post their own stuff? The two sites are completely different things
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What I don't like is the way that the members are twisting MTS members' words around. People here said that they didn't like the way there was a membership, but the people over there are saying that we claimed that you had to pay for everything! Preposterous.
Oh, and we're a third party website. Like they're not.
Does anyone know what that spoiler I mentioned says?
ETA: Um, that came off as more aggressive than I hoped. Whoops
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I really can't defend him on anything he's done in regards to this particular mess. We don't speak nearly enough for me to be really in the know-how of what's going on, I wish I did, and that I could be of any help >.< I just wanted to voice my pov on it, and I really hope he sorts it out soon. |
You are a moderator on that asshole forum, so your opinion is not objective.
mod edit: No reason to be rude.
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As to the "MTS is obviously feeling threatened" crap ...
Aaand DMCA is out.
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