A grantee, under any franchise operated pursuant to this chapter,
shall agree to indemnify, hold harmless, release and defend the County,
its officers, boards, commissions, agents and employees from and against
any and all lawsuits, claims, causes of action, actions, liability,
demands, damages, disability, losses, expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs, or liabilities of any nature that
may be asserted by any person resulting or in any manner arising from
the negligent action or inaction of the grantee in constructing, operating,
maintaining, repairing or removing the cable system, in carrying on
the grantee's business or operations in the County or in exercising
or failing to exercise any right or privilege granted by the franchise.
This indemnity shall apply, without limitation, to any action or cause
of action for invasion of privacy, defamation, antitrust, errors and
omissions, theft, fire, violation or infringement of any copyright,
trademark, trade names, service mark or patent or any other right
of any person, firm or corporation, whether or not any act or omission
complained of is authorized, allowed or prohibited by this chapter
or any franchise agreement, but shall not include any claim or action
arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligent actions or inactions
of County officers, employees or agents or related to any County programming
or other access programming for which the grantee is not legally responsible.