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Non-Compatible License Prohibition

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition prevents users from integrating the Licensed Technology with copyleft or similar open-source code that could require the Licensed Technology itself to be released under those terms.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is cut off and does not include the full consequence clause following 'all or part of the Licensed Technology'; the exact outcome that the prohibited license would impose is not confirmed by the quoted language alone.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You are prohibited from combining or using the Licensed Technology with code or content governed by a license that would extend its requirements to any part of the Licensed Technology.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

May harm the reputation of Tinder or its affiliates, meaning the uploading or sharing of content on the Tinder platform that is defamatory to Tinder or its affiliates or advocates misuse of the Service...

Afterpay Medium

Political content, including for dissemination in electoral campaigns.

Runway Medium

Gore, such as dismemberment, beheadings, mutilations, and exposed organs/bones/muscle

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may not, and may not permit others to, combine, Distribute, or otherwise use the Licensed Technology with any code or other content which is covered by a license that would directly or indirectly require that all or part of the Licensed Technology...

— Excerpt from Unreal Engine's Unreal Engine EULA

Provision details

Document information
Document
Unreal Engine EULA
Entity
Unreal Engine
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059492
Document ID
CA-D-00751
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2c28073bfe165d443fa38a6641837648ca3a0b47f6d869cb168805f5e7b2d8d7
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 07:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Unreal Engine
Document: Unreal Engine EULA
Record ID: CA-P-059492
Captured: 2026-05-08 07:35:49 UTC
SHA-256: 2c28073bfe165d44…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/unreal-engine/unreal-engine-eula/provision/CA-P-059492/non-compatible-license-prohibition/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Unreal Engine's Non-Compatible License Prohibition clause do?

This prohibition prevents users from integrating the Licensed Technology with copyleft or similar open-source code that could require the Licensed Technology itself to be released under those terms.

How does this clause affect you?

You are prohibited from combining or using the Licensed Technology with code or content governed by a license that would extend its requirements to any part of the Licensed Technology.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 244 platforms. See the full comparison.

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