Can someone explain the disclaimer at the bottom of the Answer Hub?

[anonymous_user_a7d0f42e]

@Tim Sweeney;21219

This is to ensure that when folks post feedback, code, knowledge, or documentation contributions to Epic’s web sites and repositories, we at Epic have the unambiguous right to incorporate it into the engine, translate it, publish it, make it available for developers to legally use in their UE4 projects, defend it against copyright infringement, etc.

See the EULA’s section on “Feedback” for more detail on the topic. For example, when you contribute back to Epic this way, of course you retain the right to continue using your work.

The need for terms of this sort arises from copyright law, where ownership of copyrightable material needs to be clearly established in order to prevent future fragmentation and loss of control of the overall work.

Read the Wikipedia article on open source “Contributor Licensing Agreements” for background on the subject and the approaches various organizations have taken to the subject.

(Sorry for the lack of hyperlinks, posting from an iPhone)

Schooled by Timmy.

Good catch, though (OP). Very few people attempt to troll videogame EULA’s when they are as open as this company’s.