Override upload_path in WordPress

upload-override.php

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Upload Override
Plugin URI: http://xentek.net/
Description: Override the Upload Path so that it is always set the way you want
Version: 0.1
Author: Eric Marden
Author URI: http://xentek.net/ 
*/

/**
 * Copyright (c) 2011 Eric Marden. All rights reserved.
 *
 * Released under the GPL license
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php
 *
 * This is an add-on for WordPress
 * http://wordpress.org/
 *
 * **********************************************************************
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * **********************************************************************
 */

add_action('init', 'xen_override_upload');
function xen_override_upload()
{
  update_option('upload_path', 'wp-content/uploads'); // Its set to the default now, but you can use a full local path to move this to another location. YMMV
}

?>