# (topic deleted) **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues & Bug Reporting (Fab)\ **Created:** [October 30, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205 "2024-10-30T05:05:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deleted\_user](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@deleted\_user](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/deleted_user)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/1 "2024-10-30T05:05:44Z")
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**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 30, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/2 "2024-10-30T07:15:22Z")
[[ARTICLE] Understanding Copyright and Trademark in UEFN Game Development - Community / Community & Industry Discussion - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/article-understanding-copyright-and-trademark-in-uefn-game-development/1779016) ---
**Author:** ![G-MAGA](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@G-MAGA](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/G-MAGA)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/4 "2024-10-30T08:22:59Z")
As Far as I know, In my Opinion after talking with several others Community Member, Fab is not taking down these “Copyrighted” and “Stolen” Assets, Instead they are Planning to Monetize it especially for UEFN by introducing New License for these Assets. Which is Bad for Game Developers, For Example someone Bought Gun without knowing where is it from and since they have removed Question/Answers therefore aware users can’t aware others about it being Stolen or Copyrighted ---
**Author:** ![G-MAGA](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@G-MAGA](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/G-MAGA)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/6 "2024-10-30T08:32:29Z")
> [@deleted\_user](#): > > I understand that it is great to have fans making art, but it is making things for developers harder since we are the ones who will get the blame if we use this kind of assets. > > Atlest they could clearly let buyers know they cant use the assets on commercial products without a license from disney marvel etc. but now instead letting us know, they are selling this kind of assets for “professional license” and on professional license itself it says we could use these assets on commercial products, but it is false even if the fab license says we can use them, we simply cant without breaking the law. For this same reason, Alot of Buyers are currently avoiding 3D Models instead they are only looking in Unreal or Unity Field since there is atleast little bit Accountability altough not (100 percentage secure since in past there were some cases of Ripped assets from another game sold in unreal marketplace) ---
**Author:** ![Klikard](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Klikard](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Klikard)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/7 "2024-10-30T09:04:16Z")
From what other users claim that they are making own license for stolen and copyrighted material, might be no point reporting to epic games if that is true. I think the best is making the companies owning the assets aware, and epic games probably will be getting a law suit from them. I mean, you could say this is blatant piracy and copyright infringement, some people already selling assets and not just free. In the end they are responsible for content on their platform ---
**Author:** ![Klikard](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Klikard](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Klikard)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/9 "2024-10-30T09:16:55Z")
Either way, epic games will get problems just hosting the files. All responsibility falls on them as it’s their servers that host them. If they go through with making special license for copyrighted material, they are specially weakening their position dramatically legally if the owners decides to take legal action i’d say. There would be limited what they can use for defense then, example like TOS warnings etc… Wont hold up as they breaking TOS themselves, i mean i would expect there to be something about copyrighted materials in TOS at least. I noticed some random valorant character popping up from riot games. Seems to be direct rip too ---
**Author:** ![G-MAGA](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@G-MAGA](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/G-MAGA)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/10 "2024-10-30T09:26:52Z")
> [@Klikard](#): > > Either way, epic games will get problems just hosting the files. Big Companies have Experts who write Agreements to protect them from any situation, In Fab Distribution Agreement, Seller have all responsibility of there content and will held Epic Games Innocent in case of any Law Suite. Similarly You also have to Sign EULA before Downloading anything from Fab First time until there is any Update, So in there you agree that they won’t be responsible for any accountability moderation of Copyrighted and Stolen Content ---
**Author:** ![ScamBot45](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ScamBot45](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ScamBot45)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/11 "2024-10-30T09:29:08Z")
Well, unless they have some obscure fanart policy in the works; 99% of this stuff was inherited from SketchFab, so chances are that they have their hands full. But I haven’t really heard any talks of monetizing these stolen assets with an custom license ---
**Author:** ![G-MAGA](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@G-MAGA](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/G-MAGA)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/12 "2024-10-30T09:36:01Z")
> [@ScamBot45](#): > > But I haven’t really heard any talks of monetizing these stolen assets with an custom license Well directly they can’t verify from where asset was extracted or Stolen, So they will indeed approve it, Unless caught by Original Copyright Holder. So they will Still monetize from it although won’t have separate License for “Stolen Content” but it will slip with other License which they are planning for Future ---
**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 30, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/13 "2024-10-30T11:58:24Z")
> [@deleted\_user](#): > > (like spiderman or pokemon, and yes there is pokemons on sale on FAB like Vulpix…). [https://www.fab.com/listings/c9211fe0-c3fb-4947-bff1-241c640ae3d0](https://www.fab.com/listings/c9211fe0-c3fb-4947-bff1-241c640ae3d0) Creative Commons # Pokémon Wiki:Copyrights [Talk](https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Wiki_talk:Copyrights?action=edit&redlink=1)[Sign in to edit](https://auth.fandom.com/signin?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fpokemon.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FPok%25C3%25A9mon_Wiki%3ACopyrights%3Fveaction%3Dedit&uselang=en) A legal concept known as “Copyright” was established to protect persons’ creative works from being duplicated and distributed without their agreement, as well as from misrepresenting such works as one’s own. It is a form of intellectual property that provides individuals, groups, or businesses exclusive rights to their creative works as soon as they become publicly available. This legal protection allows creators to control the reproduction and circulation of their creations. The _text_ on this site is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en), commonly referred to as CC-BY-SA. **By providing content to this site, individuals agree to the condition that all submissions are automatically licensed for public use** , allowing any individual or organization to use the material across various platforms. In the UK, legally, you MUST ask the original content owner for permission in writing to use the content correctly and safely. Many companies will give this permission in writing as it is free to advertise their products. In Epic Fortnite section 1.8 Moderation rule. Keep it original This must be your original content and not that of others. You will be SCANCTIONED if you use content if you use content not belonging to you. ---
**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 30, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/16 "2024-10-30T12:46:55Z")
> [@deleted\_user](#): > > this one is true, but obviously it is not endorsed\forced. if it was, we would not see this kind of assets on fab. Yes it is enforced personally use Fall Guys **MUSIC** in a Fall Guys Island and received a warning that Fall Guys Music was Copyright was held by another company and needed to be removed. So deleted the whole lot of personal Fall Guys Islands ---
**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 30, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/18 "2024-10-30T18:13:44Z")
hi @deleted_user , This is my last post on the subject of FAB Copyright. A developer has PMed me that he put content on FAB and has been Scantioned for it, so verification is in progress. There is fast-track reporting for unoriginal content breaches, including copyright violations to Epic. There are also sanctions for **false allegations** of Copyright breach. Potentially have your account banned or closed The sanctions are clear monetization fines, and the current month’s sales are cancelled. The Appeal system which is upheld can see a ban of 30 days. The content in question contains about 60% similar to the original and similar violations which in Fortnite would result in sanctions. Often a sanction is found in later weeks and the content is removed. Most likely in the months to come these same Fortnite rules will be applied to FAB ---
**Author:** ![ScamBot45](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ScamBot45](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ScamBot45)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/19 "2024-10-30T19:05:31Z")
> [@Jimbohalo10](#): > > There is fast-track reporting for unoriginal content breaches, including copyright violations to Epic. Mind sharing it if it’s not the DMCA option that pops up whenever you report something? > [@Jimbohalo10](#): > > Most likely in the months to come these same Fortnite rules will be applied to FAB I genuinely hope that this doesn’t become an reality. ---
**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, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/topic-deleted/2095205/20 "2024-10-31T02:16:26Z")
On SketchFAB site is It’s strange that they are selling it, it’s not their model, and if the copyright holders find out about it, I’m afraid there will be at least a fine We are allowed to sell it on sketchfab as an editorial licence What is the difference between the editorial and standard license? Certain 3D assets are available under only an “editorial” license, which has certain restrictions. In particular, those assets (a) cannot be used for any commercial or promotional use; (b) cannot be used to suggest sponsorship, affiliation, or association with any person, brand, or company; and (c) can be used in only works that comment on or criticize the subject matter of the assets or newsworthy or public interest events associated with them (e.g., news articles, critical reviews, documentaries, etc.). You may edit an asset only if its editorial quality is not altered. A standard license does not have all of the restrictions that apply to an editorial license, but there are some restrictions detailed below. In both cases, others can do the same, as none of the licenses on the Sketchfab Website are exclusive. It is also important to note that Epic is the Third Party, not the original second-party seller Now you all need to invest in a lawyer for the interpretation of the licences This really is the end for me now This thread is muted