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There is 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)<ref>''"EA owns all of the rights, title and interest in the Tools & Materials."'' The Sims 2 EULA 2003. Omitted from EULA's since August 2007[http://svt.paysites.mustbedestroyed.org:8080/legal/tsr1.txt]</ref><ref>''"...EA grants you a personal, non-exclusive license to install and use the Software for your personal, non-commercial use. ...Any commercial use is prohibited."'' The Sims 2 EULA 2007, The Sims 3 EULA 2009</ref>; people and websites that oppose the concept or practice of pay sites will often cite the EULA and challenge the legitimacy of pay sites.
However, [[Electronic Arts]] has taken no legal action against pay sites or their policies and released [http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?threadID=17989d983b8aa06886b13273b94f2387&directoryID=2&startRow=1&openItemID=item.2,item.43,item.61,item.104,item.41,item.127,item.23 this] statement:
<blockquote>"The Sims celebrates creativity, humor, and community. We strive to provide players with tools that enable them to customize and personalize their game experience. We are proud that so many of The Sims and The Sims 2 players create their own art for the games and share it with others. Sharing art online is a hobby that involves an investment of time, energy and money. Whether players choose to share their original artistic creations with the community is up to them: some custom content creators design work for a fee; some host their works on sites that organize, store and serve an enormous amount of content for subscribers; some artists request donations; and some artists allow all players to download their creations for free. These artists set their own terms for how they want to share their talents with the community at large. Those terms should be respected by other players."</blockquote>
Despite that and a few changes to the EULA, the creators of custom content do waive certain rights to their content once it is shared. The following is an excerpt from ''The Sims 3'' EULA, 2009:
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