Unreal Copyright Rules?

[The_Big_One]

Hi! I had a few simple questions just wanting to clear things up.

I am writing a two-volume novel series and for each new chapter page I am including artwork for the reader to visualize a particular scene by actually looking at the environment and characters that may be stationed in it. I am doing this by building the whole scene in Unreal Engine 4.11 and then rendering a snapshot of the screen and putting it through some image effects to make it look slightly more like a painting.

I was wondering if I would actually be able to publish my books including this artwork made in Unreal or if there are certain copyright rules for the engine I may have overlooked. Obviously if I use assets like trees or rocks that other people made I would have to get permission from them unless it is royalty free.

Anyway, looking for some feedback. Thanks in advance!

[anonymous_user_759e5c3a]

Hey The Big One,

You’re all good! You’ll probably want to read over the EULA really fast, but it does cover non-interactive media:

However, no royalty is owed on the following forms of revenue:

…]

	3.  Revenue from a Product which solely relies on the Licensed Technology for production
		of non-interactive linear media  (e.g., broadcast or streamed video files, cartoons,
		or movies) and which is Distributed in a form that does not contain the Licensed Technology 
		or, in order to deliver, rely on servers running the Licensed Technology; 

Edit: Almost forgot the link Game-Engine-Technologie von Unreal - Unreal Engine

[The_Big_One]

Hey, thanks for the reply! I’m going to give that document a good lookover