[A2k] Worldmapper: Royalty Fees

[john@creativeeconomy]

Interesting work.  I am quite dubious of data on licensing revenues because
of (1) complexity of corporate ownership structures and and the
confidentiality of revenues and (2) many large rights-owners seek to
minimise tax and arrange revenues to go off-shore.  However all these
factors would result in this kind of official data being under-stated.  So
the 'real' figure is likely higher.
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On 31/1/07 01:36, "Thiru Balasubramaniam" <thiru@cptech.org> wrote:

>
> 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 =8A" 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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