[A2k] Worldmapper: Royalty Fees

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=3D168

Over half (53%) of the value of all royalty and license fees paid in
2002 were received in one territory: the United States. Large
proportions of these fees were also received in Japan and the United
Kingdom.

These fees are the payments made by someone who wants to use an idea,
invention or artistic creation that legally belongs to someone else. To
receive these fees a copyright or patent is needed, which may remain
active for years after the initial invention. Thus of the US$44 billion
received as royalty and license fees in the United States in 2002, much
will be revenue from work that was completed prior to that year.

"The fight over royalties is a time-honored one in Hollywood, with
actors, directors, and writers often at odds with the studios =85" Bryan
Chaffin, 2005

Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide earnings (in
purchasing power parity) from royalties and license fees that are
earned there.

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Thiru Balasubramaniam
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CPTech
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