Sorry if this has already been posted, but I just found this posted over at snootysims. If this has already been posted, feel free to remove/merge, whatever.
The LA Times posted an article about making movies with computer games. A big part is about The Sims 2. They mention one movie in particular "Male Restroom Etiquette" which has been viewed over 2.7 million times. However they run into quite some problems as they don't own the copyright. So far, Electronic Arts has not given their approval yet. Find the article here:
LA TimesRelated to this, an editorial has been written by Eggzie (Sim-movies.com) and ManagerJosh (WorldSims.org) and also write about some of the problems in the moviemaking community.
Read it here:
Editorial pdf