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This obligation requires the user to bear potentially significant legal and financial costs on behalf of Epic when covered claims arise.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not include the triggering conditions for the indemnification obligation; the full scope of what claims or conduct activate this duty cannot be determined from the quoted language alone.
You are required to indemnify the Epic Parties and pay their full defense costs, including attorney and expert witness fees, when a covered claim is made against them.
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"You agree to indemnify, pay the defense cost of, and hold harmless the Epic Parties from and against all liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, and fees (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees)...Excerpt from Unreal Engine's EULA
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This obligation requires the user to bear potentially significant legal and financial costs on behalf of Epic when covered claims arise.
You are required to indemnify the Epic Parties and pay their full defense costs, including attorney and expert witness fees, when a covered claim is made against them.
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