Would it be copyright to use this monster in my game? I got the model from sketchfab here, which lists it as CC free use.
Textured, and animated by myself.
My game has no affiliation or claim to any other, it is a third person shooter and I use some models I found on Sketchfab which other people made based on other aliens that already exist, but they behave differently and have different names.
Is this legal?
This model is based on the Hydralisk from the Star Craft series owned by Blizzard Entertainment.
You should not rely on legal advice from a public forum. Get a copyright lawyer to do the work for you.
Hi You say this Creative Commons is for non-commercial use, You have been misled. All the work and derivatives are owned by a commercial organisation
If you try and sell it you need the original producer/owner who has to give you personally a legal notice that you are allowed to use this FOR EVER.
This is why commercial companies always avoid CC/GNU and its lesser form basically there are limits. The copyright law is different in the US the UK and Europe. You would be wise to check the EULA that you agreed to with Epic.
if its for use for Fortnite/UEFN FORGET IT!. It must be absolutely your only own work.
You can use it for educational purposes , but you must refer to the original owner in all your paper and documentation and preferably get a statement of permission or this will be regarded as A FORM OF PLAGARISM
I’m just trying to create a fun game not make money, so I could release it free and its cool as long as I don’t make $$?
NO as I explained before you will end up getting a DCMA letter and banned from Epic Unreal! READ THE EULA!
Ah … you fixed it. 
Creative Commons cannot be applied to work that has already been registered.
So all that stuff listed on sketchfab is essentially violating copyright and the CC attribution they list is not valid because the work is too similar to the existing one?
Now thats a question for Copyright Lawyer.
If you found £10 or $10 on the ground its NOT YOURS, so why pick it up!
Same with software then!
I mean, someone made a model themselves with their own hard work and posted it on sketchfab for others to use. That model is based on the Starcraft Hydralisk.
Starcraft basically ripped off Warhammer, Orcs were invented by Tolkien, nothing is truly original. Your logic is flawed. I asked a question, I’m not looking for a lecture from some stiff. If I have to make my own models I will, but a hydralisk is simply a mix between a hydra and a basilisk. Calm down mate.
This is not how copyright laws work.
Any reason why Hydralisks exist in DnD then? Were they licensed from blizzard or is this fair use?
Good question for a lawyer. 
Lol. I’m a solo dev making a passion game man I’m not paying $1000 for a lawyers opinion I was hoping to find one for free. Thanks though.
