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Jury trial waivers combined with a class-action waiver significantly limit developers' ability to obtain favorable outcomes in disputes with Epic, as judge-only proceedings in complex commercial cases can disadvantage non-institutional parties.
Developers and studios using Unreal Engine for commercial products may owe Epic either seat subscription fees or a 5% royalty on gross revenues above $1,000,000 per product, depending on how they use and distribute the engine. The agreement also prohibits using Unreal Engine or MetaHuman assets as training input for AI systems, which may affect studios exploring AI-assisted workflows. You can review the seat subscription exceptions in Section 6(b) to determine whether the personal, indie, educational, or non-commercial exemptions apply to your organization.
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YOU AND UNITY AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION, ENFORCEMENT, INTERPRETATION OR VALIDITY THEREOF OR THE USE OF THE SERVICES (COLLECTIVELY, "DISPUTES") WILL BE SETTLED BY BINDING ARBITRATION, EXCEPT THAT EACH PARTY RETAIN...
CLASS ACTION WAIVER. You and OpenAI agree that any claims must be brought in your respective individual capacities, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. Unless we agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims....
YOU AND LIME AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
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Jury trial waivers combined with a class-action waiver significantly limit developers' ability to obtain favorable outcomes in disputes with Epic, as judge-only proceedings in complex commercial cases can disadvantage non-institutional parties.
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