The first issues with licensing started in the Unreal Editor and Activision has already removed dozens of maps inspired by Call of Duty. Find out what happened next!
Unreal Editor is the new tool for Fortnite’s creative mode on PC, which we already talked about on our site a while ago. At that, the players We will have the possibility to create games and maps for Fortnite in a simple way With the tools for Unreal Engine 5, however, the first issues seem to have already surfaced and Activision will be involved.
Unfortunately, even though the tool is only fifteen days old, The inspiration many gamers took to start creating Call of Duty maps in Unreal Editor Activision didn’t like it at all Which, according to reports, has already started sending out notices to remove content inspired by its addon, claiming copyright infringement.
Activision has begun removing Fortnite Creative 2.0 maps due to copyright infringement. Maps inspired by Call of Duty such as FPS Rust, Zombies and more will no longer be playable as the creators are being contacted to remove them :/ pic.twitter.com/VUENqq3Fs2
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in this situation, Epic Games had to take action on the matter, so it was decided to amend the terms and conditions alert about this problem. Specifically, this is what the company states The clip said:
User Contributions must not be illegal, fraudulent, misleading, obscene, threatening, defamatory or invasive of privacy, Intellectual property rights should not be violated It is not in any way harmful or reprehensible to third parties…”
Finally, it must be made clear that if you continue to create games or maps that violate intellectual property rights, Epic Games can permanently ban an account the creator. We therefore recommend that you continue to use the tool, but preferably create original designs that cannot be deleted.
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