When you create and share content in Epic's games (such as Fortnite islands built in UEFN), you give Epic a permanent, worldwide, royalty-free right to use, modify, and distribute that content in any media for any purpose, including using your name or likeness if they appear in the content.
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Any creative work you share through Epic's platforms, including game levels, artwork, or videos, can be used by Epic commercially and in perpetuity without paying you or seeking additional permission, and the license survives even if you later delete the content or close your account.
This new provision grants Epic broad perpetual rights to exploit user-generated content including derivative works, which could significantly impact creators sharing content through the platform.
View full change record →Content creators who build Fortnite islands or share other user-generated content through Epic's platforms grant Epic a permanent, irrevocable right to use that creative work in any format without additional compensation, which has significant implications for creators who develop substantial original content through UEFN.
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"By submitting, sharing, or otherwise making User-Generated Content available through any of the Licensed Products, including by submitting User-Generated Content using UEFN, you grant Epic a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display and otherwise exploit the User-Generated Content in any way and in any format, medium, or technology now known or hereafter developed, and to use your name, voice, and likeness to the extent the User-Generated Content includes them.— Excerpt from Epic Games's Epic Games Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The breadth of the user-generated content license engages intellectual property law regarding the extent to which creators can license rights in their own creative works through platform terms. The inclusion of name, voice, and likeness rights may interact with state right of publicity laws, particularly in California (Civil Code section 3344) and New York, which restrict commercial use of personal identity attributes without consent. The irrevocable and perpetual nature of the license means creators cannot retract consent after submission. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The scope of this license, including the right to sublicense and create derivative works, is broad relative to what some other gaming platforms assert, though perpetual royalty-free UGC licenses are common across major platforms. The explicit inclusion of name, voice, and likeness rights is a notable addition that creators should be aware of. The irrevocable nature means account deletion does not terminate Epic's rights in previously submitted content. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Right of publicity laws in California and New York may constrain the enforceability of the name, voice, and likeness component of this license, particularly for commercial uses. EU users may have additional moral rights protections under national implementations of copyright law that are not fully addressed by this license grant. GDPR may interact with the use of voice or likeness to the extent these constitute biometric or personal data. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Professional content creators, esports organizations, and development studios using UEFN to build commercial experiences should carefully evaluate the scope of rights they are granting under this clause before investing significant creative resources in Epic's platform. The sublicensable nature of the license means Epic can further license creator content to third parties without additional consent. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations with employees who create content using UEFN as part of their work product should assess whether the rights granted under this clause create conflicts with internal IP ownership policies or client agreements. Legal review is recommended before any significant commercial creative investment using Epic's UGC tools.
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Any creative work you share through Epic's platforms, including game levels, artwork, or videos, can be used by Epic commercially and in perpetuity without paying you or seeking additional permission, and the license survives even if you later delete the content or close your account.
Content creators who build Fortnite islands or share other user-generated content through Epic's platforms grant Epic a permanent, irrevocable right to use that creative work in any format without additional compensation, which has significant implications for creators who develop substantial original content through UEFN.
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