Notify Epic about Kickstarter Release?

[anonymous_user_9f50c1fa]

Hi guys I have a quick question,

we are releasing our kickstarter campaign in a few days. Do we have to notify Epic before the start of kickstarter, or is it okay to see if the funding is successful before talking to Epic?

Thanks in advance

[Filly_The_Owl]

Theres that on the devgrant site:

Crowdsourcing Fundraisers
If you’re using crowdsourcing sites like Kickstarter or Indiegogo, don’t worry, you can still apply for an Unreal Dev Grant. When both work out, you’ll be that much further along.

Maybe it helps :3

[ArdentDrako]

i think only if it succeeds then you hate to let them know as you have to pay the royalty i believe from the money gained

[anonymous_user_73746a831 (anonymous_user_73746a83)]

Do you have to pay royalties for Kickstarter? Seems like contributors are funding a concept, not buying a commercial product. I guess it gets a little messy when you do pre-sales in your Kickstarter though.

edit, RTFAQ:

What if my product obtains crowdfunding via Kickstarter or another source?
Royalties are due on revenue from Kickstarter or other crowdfunding sources when the revenue is actually attributable to your product. For example, if the user is required to purchase a particular funding package to obtain access (now or later) to your product, or if that package gives the buyer benefits within the product such as in-game items or virtual currency.

Here’s an example of what we mean by “attributable”: Assume you provide two tiers of offers, a signed poster for $20, and a signed poster plus game access for $50. No royalties are due on ancillary products like posters, so no royalty is due on the $20 tier. On the $50 tier, the user is paying for the poster with a $20 value, and that implies that the remaining $30 of value is attributable to the product. So, for each $50 tier sale, you’d pay a royalty of $1.50 (5% of $30).

[masterneme]

Notifying doesn’t force you to anything so why not doing it ASAP? If the campaign doesn’t work you could just send another notification telling them that it didn’t work. With the time spent writing this you could just contact them directly, think about that.

[SchnitzelDude]

Hey,

please have a look into the EULA. What you will find is:

Gross revenue from any Kickstarter or other crowdfunding campaign which is directly associated with Product access or in-Product benefit (e.g., in a multi-tiered campaign, if an amount is established in an early tier solely for Product access, your royalty obligation will apply to that amount for each backer with the same access, but not on additional amounts in higher tiers based on ancillary benefits);

So the answer is: “Yes, you need to notify Epic about your product, as soon as your backers will get access to your product or any other in-product benefit.”

And also take a look into this document. -> Richtlinien für die Veröffentlichung und Lizenzgebührennachverfolgung - Unreal Engine