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LittleBigPlanet Creations Raising Copyright Questions
Joystiq's Law of the Game column uses the recently released LittleBigPlanet to address the question of intellectual property rights for user-created content within and for games. At this point, Sony's ToS claims a great deal of control over users' work, unlike Second Life's, which is much more permissive. GiantBomb has a related story pointing out creations within LittleBigPlanet that are copies of other games, and how they could lead to legal troubles for Sony if they aren't quick about taking them down.
Not the most ringing endorsement for the game. Of course, confusing a spreadsheet program with a flight sim is a little more understandable.
Am I actually supposed to read TFA before posting? You must be new here.
Did you read Sony's TOS yourself? (The section in question is #10.) I see no claim of ownership there; in fact, they explicitly deny ownership.
EA's license does not let you do whatever else you want with it; you grant them exclusive rights to it. Sony will still allow you to use your work non-commercially (and implies that commercial use can be negotiated, unlike the EA license.)
Benford's Corollary to Clarke's Law: "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced."
topologically, a cow is more similar to a donut than a sphere.