I just hope they find a better way to deal with copyright infringing stuff. Instead of just deleting it without explanation.

Is it really practical to moderate things like Mario levels? Sure, it's copyrighted, but it's also so engrained in our culture I don't think the company of origin, Nintendo, would even care, especially if it's rendered as a homage.

The draw for me is the parody levels to be honest, because when all's said and done, the actual platforming isn't that good at all.

to answer your question Jeff: YES

I demand silly censorship!

Black out pictures of mario, so everything becomes a giant black mass!

LBP--overrated platformer coupled with a straight-jacketed content creation system. I think I'm going to be liquidating my copy.

I guess I'll have to halt work on my Sanford & Son level...

This gme woulda been sooo much better on PC.

"...is this game as interesting without all that potentially copyright-infringing stuff?""
No.
This was one, if not the only PS3 game I felt like I may have been missing out on. They should turn the ownership of the levels over to the user. Would that not solve the problem? ...for Sony at least, if Nintendo wants to track down every fan like the RIAA then that's them.

Yeah its only 0.5% but its the BEST 0.5%. This really sucks.

I would say no.  I felt like I was missing out on something awesome not having a PS3 and was considering buying one just to play this game.  But all the attraction for me is also in the parody levels and things I recognize.  I don't really care that much about random levels unless they do something totally awesome, like a calculator.

Eh, maybe some other console generation.  Or if they do like Taboo said and put ownership in the user's hands.

So I have the "go-ahead" from Psyonix to make a Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Car interpretation of their game on LBP. They actually encourage me to do it, and finish it. If I have the developer support, and they're willing to talk with SCE over the matter in the case it gets BONK'D.. do you think that they override Psyonix in what's allowed?

I will be extremely frustrated if my video game music levels are removed. I put at least 30 hours into them. One of my levels has over 10,000 views right now!

It's not copyright infringement if I arrange music from well known video games and publish them on LittleBigPlanet. If that was true, then all the members on Youtube who post themselves playing their favorite tunes on the piano would be deleted.

So any sonic/mario-like levels get deleted, lol. Is it now as interesting? Well, yes, but it does take a hit no doubt.

That's the sound of Sony stretching LittleBigPlanet out to goatse levels.

Hehe oh well XD

@Geno (and others):  Its Sony not wanting other companies to be advertised. >_>

That's lame. 

Well i only make original "platformer" levels (ones that dont require precise jumps) juicy juice!

im sorry but companies need to quit whining about the copywrite thing or whatever. if anything ppl will like the lvls and be compelled to go out and buy thier game.  free advertising

Sony are just providing more reasons for potential PS3 customers not to buy into the system here.

Of course it's still interesting. I'd like to see some more original, yet still creative, stuff coming out of this system.

How about making something inspired by famous franchises rather than taking their pictures, etc?

I guess the question now becomes... is this game as interesting without all that potentially copyright-infringing stuff?

so what if we have the same mario level, but we take out all mario images?

I mean Level design is not copyrighted? right? only images and sound?

R.I.P. John Ritter.

Wow a proposal over a video game. Bet that marriage is set for failure.

What if I drew something that almost look like sonic the hedgehog and use my playstation eye to scanned it in my level? Will that make my level pulled?

Damn it, they nuked that Batman: Mission Arkham level?! Man, so lame. That level rocked, and really demonstrated the potential for people to create compelling levels based on familiar source material. If stuff like that isn't allowed, it will seriously hurt LBP's appeal for me.

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Well the one level that was copyright banned that was truly amazing was the God of War level.  Other then that though, nothing ground breaking.  World of Color and Azure Palace are both non copyrighted and they are probably the 2 best levels in LBP so far.  Also a lot of those Mario 1-1 levels were pretty bad (no offense to the authors) but the game wasn't made to replicate mario, it was made to create crazy ass levels from your own ideas.  Thats not to say you can't take ideas from other platformers, you just can't do a 1-1 and put the name on it.

I bet that Batman level could be done still, but change all the characters to Sackboys and of course change the name. lol

Damn, When I LittleBigClicked on this LittleBigArticle I was hoping for more LittleBigJokes.

If I owned a PS3, I would feel required to own this game by default. However I have little interest in making things that aren't essentially rip-offs of existing things, in a game like this. Mario Paint was all about remaking pixel art and soundtracks to classic Nintendo games for me.

EDIT: @dtran1212: I agree with diz. Say something to me now.

There is nothing to comment here, really... 

I don't know... it feels like that part of what makes the game awesome is the liberty with which stuff like Mario levels or Gears of War could be used... this disappoints me.

not as interesting without it, no, but still way interesting, yes. has anyone even asked sony yet to take their stuff down? they need to chill out and let cool shit happen.

No.

A day may come,
A day may come.

i guess not all of us are imaginative as MM thought we would be

What most people don't realize is if the copyright holders don't express their right to protect their property they will lose the right to protect it.

TabooTongue -
"...is this game as interesting without all that potentially copyright-infringing stuff?  No."

Right because nobody ever has an original idea, no one could possibly come up with something new that's funny, intelligent or exciting.

I didn't care till they took the AIRMAN level off, only my favorite piece of work on there..

*Starts working on public domain children's' song levels*

I hope they don't take down my Tim and Eric level when I post it....

Interesting.

Its a must for user-generated content. Its either that or no user-generated content. So... a man chooses...what do u choose?

Funny, I actually assumed the violence porn would be available... somewhere on LBP, but nows I think of it, I've no clue where Sony could allow it. Guess the internet has spoilt me (to say the very least...)