LittleBigPlanet contains copyright system

[Sqrl]

LOL MATURE said:

Sqrl said:

OK I was kind of suspicious of the idea that people could sell their content before but adding in even more restrictions really does make me wonder how open it will truly be. I think the fundamental idea is the free and open sharing of creativity, I don't really know how adding restrictions and barriers etc..really fits into that idea but I guess we will all see soon enough.

I really think this is the wrong direction but it will be up to the community to decide how it really plays out.

 

 It doesn't sound restricting at all. It means one person cant play your level and gain something from it and give it away to everyone he knows. that means no one would use your level.

 

I'm not sure you understand the meaning of the word restrict then.  Whether or not these features are restricting is not even debatable..they clearly meet the very definition of the word. 

Now if you want to argue that those restrictions will be used sparingly and only when it suits the good of the community then that is fine (and I hope you're right).  But to suggest that they aren't restrictions at all is a bit ridiculous.

The bottom line is that it will be up to the community to decide how these restrictions will be utilized and that means that the most interesting aspect of the game (the sharing of content and community creativity) is going to have a bit of a question mark next to it for many people until the game launches and they get it in their hands. 

You are of course free to be optimistic about the prospects but personally I subscribe to the philosophy that pessimism has all the advantages.  I'm either going to be right or pleasantly surprised, either way I can claim a victory