I think on one hand that it's a little unfair that Sony have just pulled the levels without explanation - no one wants to see their work just disappear, after hours of devoted toil.

On the other hand, if people's levels are yanked because they're infringing copyright, fair play to Sony. It might mean that people actually try and make something original and unique, rather than just applying someone else's ideas to the game.

Such a shame. LBP is one of this years hot games, and brains of U.K developers no less, and to let it fly then shoot it down like this is terrible.

This is why I have such a problem with copyright infringement law, which is that it doesn't take into account the concept of the homage to a said IP. Had such a thing been written into it, fans would get a fair break and this wouldn't be happening.

Everything I've created in it so far is utterly copyright free. Now, I haven't published any of it - because it's mostly crap and full of noises that are vaguely disturbing. But it's all my own work - well, mostly Media Molecule's work with me tacking it together. Frankly, all this "Ohhh look, I've recreated something that someone's already done" business smacks of the decline of civilization to me. Then again, I think Guitar Hero and Rock Band will lead to the death of garage-based teen band formations.

Yours, tired, niggley, stone-cold sober and old.

Tim

Sure it could sow the seeds of our end. So much over the top protectionism for the sake of money (its like the tower of babel or something), its quite sick to see it get laced in law, since even laws can be wrong. And the big irony is that if you buy this game, all your fruits and hard work could be dashed without warning. Lol, it wouldn't be the first time Sony do things without warning us, like its too much to ask.

Imagine if this same kind of logic were applied to games like Saints Row, or any game that lets you create anything. What's clear is that copyright law needs adjusting

While the PC market is still looking pretty bleak, this is one area where it could yet shine, with LBP style games popping up, that won't sting you train or thought and hardwork, as the PC is still the king of game creation. Hold that thought and imagine if LBP (or perhaps a LBP style game, letting you create any genre of game) were made by Valve instead. That could be epic.