We all know LittleBigPlanet is centered around creating your own content to share with the world, but what happens to those of you wanting to keep a lock on your creations for fame and glory? Over to Media Molecule’s Alex Evans for an explination.
"We have a very simple system that we call ‘copyright’ in the game, which isn’t copyright in the legal sense," said Evans, during an interview with Eurogamer. "You can basically dictate the distribution rights on any object you create. If you put something in your level as a collectable item, people can collect it."
"People can control who comes into the level, both by how hard it is and by giving away keys, but you can also choose whether to copyright that object."
Collected copyrighted objects can be used in your own levels, but you’ll not be able to share them out with anybody else. If an object has no lock, you’re free to modify and distribute as you please.
"It’s a really simple way to allow people to share or maintain ownership," Evans concluded.
LittleBigPlanet is set for release on October 29.