Pay site

Pay sites are fan sites that charge subscription fees or donation fees for access to custom content. Many pay sites have both paid-access only and freely available custom content. There is currently controversy over whether it is right to charge for custom content or fair to recoup costs of bandwidth. This controversy stems from certain clauses in the game's End-User License Agreement (EULA); people and websites that oppose the concept or practice of pay sites will often cite the EULA and challege the legitimacy of pay sites. However, no legal action on the part of Electronic Arts has been taken against these sites or their policies. Some pay sites offer adult content, and require paid access as a means of limiting their content to adults only. Most pay sites have requested that their content not be posted on TheSims2.com exchange or on other websites, though this content is often uploaded elsewhere anyway.

Examples of pay sites

 * The Sims Resource

Sites against pay sites

 * Paysites Must Be Destroyed