# penalized models from sketchfab where they have already been approved once **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues & Bug Reporting (Fab)\ **Tags:** fab\ **Created:** [October 31, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/penalized-models-from-sketchfab-where-they-have-already-been-approved-once/2097568 "2024-10-31T14:30:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BumpkinCZ](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@BumpkinCZ](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BumpkinCZ)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/penalized-models-from-sketchfab-where-they-have-already-been-approved-once/2097568/1 "2024-10-31T14:30:33Z")
### Summary Hi, the system has blocked many products I have transferred from Sketchfab. But there is no information in the email about what is wrong with the model? ID of all the penalties you gave me: df189ea9-c6eb-4959-a677-7217f4182335 a1c85fc6-d953-424f-9f8c-e2fa60360388 d4049a42-4584-4c91-b5f5-a2a52f4ad9c1 e91ddc2c-42c1-4160-87ba-c18f1ebe6e13 720e436c-9fca-4456-a0d9-dc2f052d607f 0416be47-a429-49ca-a43a-801959eebff3 1f4e1320-1ade-4f2d-bae7-86d6eeb13809 6bf91335-3728-4910-ac43-c2e3d60e86db f61eeccd-56c9-4e75-bdab-f2ebbe6957ff d8e90cce-04d9-43f5-8764-60d07d16889d c9f33a4d-068b-474d-b7b1-2905b783b61e 8b0a6e93-580b-4858-8c5e-b609e3c3bdc5 dc343738-8e39-4045-86a3-a0c9b617b6ec 4f967a1a-0e7b-4b9b-b508-222f3bc4ef9a c09bf7b1-07ac-4a7c-8911-5394cf8418db 38a81376-d9e7-445e-931e-20bccee69f26 65962eb8-a01b-45dc-aeeb-030e52d53569 49542efa-628a-47dc-a156-85cb86776b0a The interesting thing is that all the models were fine on sketchfab and there was no problem with them, the name or logo was no problem, but Fab is returning them all to me and I can’t understand why? You’re just giving me a dry message: Infringing or Unauthorized Content It would always be good to at least make a screen where your bot found the error so one knows what he could edit or change. ### What type of bug are you experiencing? Publishing ### URL where the bug was encountered https://sketchfab.com/models/8f6338127f604c8f9daadc626f0392f9/embed? ### Steps to Reproduce publishing a model transferred from sketchfab ### Expected Result possibility to post a model for sale ### Observed Result rejection of the model and issue of a penalty notice ### Platform It is not ### Operating System It is not ### Additional Notes How is it possible that you block already approved models on sketchfab… ---
**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/penalized-models-from-sketchfab-where-they-have-already-been-approved-once/2097568/2 "2024-10-31T15:35:24Z")
[Issue: Copyrighted content sold on FAB due to missing quality control - General / Issues & Bug Reporting (Fab) - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/issue-copyrighted-content-sold-on-fab-due-to-missing-quality-control/2095205/20) ---
**Author:** ![BumpkinCZ](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@BumpkinCZ](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BumpkinCZ)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/penalized-models-from-sketchfab-where-they-have-already-been-approved-once/2097568/3 "2024-10-31T16:41:11Z")
Hi, super now I know where the problem is, but I don’t know when FAB will fix it? I understand using car company logos and other car names etc, but it’s not my fault, it’s your shop’s fault for not being prepared for this. Epic itself has asked me to migrate everything to FAB, but you are not ready for that. Why when you invited the creators from sketchfab to upload their models to FAB you didn’t check the licenses? You are now persecuting sketchfab creators themselves and forcing them to go elsewhere…Is it really in your interest to drive sketchfab creators to competing platforms? Blenderkit, CGtrader, Turbosquid, Blendermarket and others? ---
**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/penalized-models-from-sketchfab-where-they-have-already-been-approved-once/2097568/4 "2024-10-31T17:02:28Z")
hi @BumpkinCZ , **NOT Epic Personell AM Independant Software Devloper** , my status is Retired from HP. The problem is the same as that of the Moderation Rules in Fornight Here is the new Fortnite Rules documentation, which developers have asked for these Rules have recently been published and will apply to FAB is well [The Fortnite Island Creator Rules](https://www.fortnite.com/news/fortnite-island-creator-rules?lang=en-US) When reading you will see this applies to ALL Epic Content. Epic Moderations will apply the same SANCTIONS to FAB as Fortnite. A developer has PMed me with his Sanction number for FAB, and asked for my help. His content contains over 60% similar matching content. So he is starting again using Thumbnails guidline below Read this about Thumbnails the detail in which need to conform [Making Thumbnails and Videos | Fortnite Creative Documentation | Epic Developer Community | Epic Developer Community](https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/fortnite-creative/making-thumbnails-and-videos-in-fortnite-creative) This one gives a list of DONTs [Thumbnail Image Guidelines for Discover | Fortnite Creative Documentation | Epic Developer Community | Epic Developer Community](https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/fortnite-creative/thumbnail-image-guidelines-for-discover) You have to comply or you will be sanctioned of worse banned and let to ask for help on the pages. Just trying to stop others getting like this thread [Received Sanction on Fab: Status Change](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/received-sanction-on-fab-status-change/2088462) and this thread [Sanction Issue - General / Issues and Bug Reporting - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/sanction-issue/2070330/2) You DONT want to go here!! [Sanctions and Appeals](https://safety.epicgames.com/en-US/sanctions-and-appeals) The next step is a 30 day ban. This is SERIOUS this is not a joke/game. Independant Developer are expected to work to the same standards as Professional Developers No one will help as its to close to legal! and they are not interested ---
**Author:** ![BumpkinCZ](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@BumpkinCZ](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BumpkinCZ)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/penalized-models-from-sketchfab-where-they-have-already-been-approved-once/2097568/5 "2024-10-31T17:23:36Z")
We must have misunderstood… Epic invited me to migrate my models and assets from Sketchfab to FAB before October. I wouldn’t have migrated if I knew Epic would do this… Unless another license is introduced 70% of sketchfab creators will switch to the competition. As you posted the link above, the solution is the same license as sketchfab, the editorial one. If there is no such license for creators like me, they will leave… these creators are really many… The other scenario is that you will have a whole shop overwhelmed with commercial designs like the Audi R8 but it will be called Honza’s super fast car. The logos and all the branding will be erased from the model… but the design will still be audi… unless you ban and delete this too, you will still be breaking the law… and you are already doing it on the platform… it is not enough to take down just logos and names from the model but the vast majority of cars and product designs are protected by this… so the shape is also patented… So the important thing for me is whether or not Fab introduces editorial licensing, and if they don’t they will also ban models that don’t have a brand or name anywhere subject to intellectual property but still have a similar or identical shape and clearly look like that brand’s product… I’m really not evil, but it’s insanely misleading to mislead me and then ride all over me as a creator. To additionally change the terms and conditions is not fair. I was really convinced that everything from sketchfab would be flipped over to FAB so it was presented as such, but that’s not happening.