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RFID let off the royalties hook
News The release of the standard and the question of royalties have a direct impact on a number of major technology firms, including Philips Semiconductor and Texas Instruments. They and a number of other firms should be breathing a sigh of relief at...
[December 17, 2004, 8:10]
FTC limits size of Rambus royalties
News The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a decision announced on Monday substantially limited the size of royalties that memory chipmaker Rambus can charge for its DRAM technology. The commission's order sets a maximum royalty rate of 0.25 percent for...
[February 6, 2007, 12:52]
Microsoft royalties may suffer huge reduction
News Microsoft could be forced to give rivals vital technical information in exchange for little or no royalties, according to a secret document. The software company originally wanted 5.95 percent in royalty payments on software that uses certain...
[April 5, 2007, 12:53]
Microsoft concedes royalties in antitrust offering
News These market tests will evaluate the "innovative character of the protocols" and check whether the royalties Microsoft proposes to charge are "reasonable", according to the EC. The European Commission (EC) revealed some of the details of Microsoft...
[June 6, 2005, 13:05]
MP3.com: Sorry, no free royalties
News Organisations such as BMI and ASCAP, which collect and distribute royalties for songwriters and music publishers, collect some nominal application fees or annual dues, for example. Another free ride is coming to an end for Web music, only this time...
[March 19, 2001, 8:45]
Music industry casts new net for streaming royalties
News The Recording Industry Association of America launched a mechanism Tuesday for collecting royalties on music streamed over the Internet, marking the record industry's latest attempt to gain online revenue.
[November 29, 2000, 10:32]
RFID let off the royalties hook
Talkback Here is a page with some good links to the RFID industry.http://www.rfidnexus.com
[December 18, 2004, 2:17]
Microsoft concedes royalties in antitrust offering
Talkback I don'tpretend to understand a single word of whatever it is that MS have offered the EU as a sop to their demands. My guess is that neither do the erks at the EU. BUT IT LETS THEM OFF THE HOOK. Everyone claims they won and MS continue as before.
[June 11, 2005, 21:15]
Microsoft concedes royalties in antitrust offering
Talkback I'm sorry, since when did Microsoft get to make a 'final offer'? Surely the judges get the final say here, not the convicted criminal?
[June 8, 2005, 9:43]
Microsoft concedes royalties in antitrust offering
Talkback Royalties? Unless Microsoft wins its appeal? You mean they can drag this thru courts for years to come before this becomes final? Wow, a great achievement for sure. For "inventions" like XML, MS IPX, NT Domains and MS Kerberos perhaps?
[June 6, 2005, 20:07]
Internet radio stations must pay royalties
Talkback i think this is apalling! i think that artist should encourage the use of their material online as it gives them a wider audience.making stations pay to use their material will certainly see a lot of them quicly disappear.dont they realise this...
[October 22, 2003, 17:23]
Internet radio stations must pay royalties
Talkback So, listen to real radio. Clear channel offers you quality music no matter where you live.
[October 22, 2003, 0:45]
Internet radio stations must pay royalties
Talkback on what planet is clear channel considered "real radio"? you might want to take your head out of the box you work in and look (or listen) around a bit.
[December 8, 2003, 20:25]
Royalties killed the Web radio star
News The first commercial radio station to stream its programming live via the Web has quit, making good on threats that it would have to pull its Webcasts in the face of royalty fees. California-based KPIG called the decision to stop Webcasts of its FM...
[July 22, 2002, 10:36]
W3C bows to royalty-free pressure
News An Internet standards body has decided to drop a controversial proposal that would have allowed patent holders to charge royalties on technology used in Web standards. In an earlier draft, the proposal allowed companies with patent rights on...
[November 15, 2002, 9:24]
ARM broadens its reach
News UK chip designer ARM Holdings is not worried about its ongoing revenues from licences and royalties, despite the concerns of nervous investors, and says it is forging ahead with new programmes to reach into the ranks of smaller semiconductor start...
[July 23, 2002, 15:45]
Sun, HP say SCO's claim is not relevant
News Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard say SCO Group's attempt to obtain royalties for inappropriate uses of Unix isn't likely to affect them, while Linux specialist Red Hat said it would defend itself vigorously against any challenges.
[May 20, 2003, 13:16]
Patent fight holds up Web standards
News A key Web standards body has deadlocked over how to handle patented technology that comes with royalties attached, raising questions about the future architecture of the Net. Under the proposal, the W3C would split its recommendation, with the...
[July 11, 2002, 14:01]
IBM ebXML patent plan royalty-free
News IBM on Thursday said it will not seek royalties on patented technology that is part of an e-commerce Web standard. But the company has decided not to charge royalties on the patents. Over the past half year, the industry has debated over whether...
[April 19, 2002, 14:49]
MusicNet deal provides Real profits
News RealNetworks paid about $1.25m (£792,317) to its MusicNet venture for royalties and services last year, but it recouped nearly $1.6m (£1m) from the streaming-music subscription service, a regulatory filing disclosed late on Tuesday.
[April 23, 2003, 12:11]
