Can I use ue4 to create fan cinematic video official games for youtube?

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Good day!
Can I use ue4 to create fan cinematic video official games for youtube?
And is it possible to monetize this content?

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fan cinematic video official games

So like a Sonic video adventure movie rendered with UE4, for example? Not a layer but I strongly believe that would be a very hard no, no from SEGA officials. Especially if it’s monetised!

You’d be better off asking the IP owner, though.

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Thanks for the answer!
I mean, is it possible to do this on UE4?
With the officials of the game, this is already a question for them.

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Why without permission? I will definitely ask them. R2 online game.
I just wanted to know if this can be done on UE4?

Before creating content, I wanted to ask both parties.

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this is already a question for them.

Who is them? What is the game? Using someone else’s intellectual property with no permission is generally a big ‘NO’ and will eventually get you into trouble.

Some really good reading here:

Again, do you own the rights to the content?

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if you have the permission then you are good on legal terms. you will have to ask them for permission for monetization aswell. if you as have their permission you can monetize the content. aswell for the video im not too much into cinematics so im not sure how that will be done. but for you to create a cinematic(from what i think) the game must be made from ue4 and you must have access to the project. however i may be VERY VERY wrong on this second part so dont quote me on this.

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So the real question here is:

“I have the rights / permission to use the IP and I have the official assets. Can I make cinematic sequences out of it using UE4, and monetise them?”

I think that should be doable but it would be best to ask Epic directly. Not sure how they feel about you importing assets from another engine (?) into UE4.

In case no Epic staff shows up to answer it here, consider dropping a message using this:

I think that should be the right place.

Would this be similar to Mojang and Telltale collaboration, where they created Minecraft: Story Mode using Telltale’s in-house engine?

You better get a lawyer :smiley: It’s serious business!

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As for your use of UE4, yes, you are permitted to use UE4 to create cinematics that are monetized. In fact, you will not owe royalties for that revenue under the following exception from Section 5 of the EULA:

  1. Revenue from an Unrestricted Product, including for clarity,
    revenue from a Product which solely
    relies on the Licensed Technology for
    production of non-interactive linear
    media (e.g., broadcast or streamed
    video files, cartoons, or movies) and
    which is Distributed in a form that
    does not contain the Licensed
    Technology or, in order to deliver,
    rely on servers running the Licensed
    Technology;

We’re not in a position to comment on your use of third-party IP.

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Thank you for clarifying.