(The case was settled out of court last year, with royalties paid to Amazon.com.)

Besides, there is no guarantee that the copyright holders would actually receive any royalties from this tax.

Aspuac says that royalties received as a result of the patent would be divided among the community.

No royalties are required to implement support of these specifications and their development is not tied to a single vendor.

It prohibited the production and sale of the clothing until the community paid the royalties due to the French company.

Royalties received from the patent would also give the communities the chance to end a long standing cycle of poverty.

The following year, Information Sciences, Inc. hired the four Lakeside students to write a payroll program in Cobol, providing them computer time and royalties.

After a falling out with RZA the next year over royalties, he did not appear at all on the group's subsequent album Iron Flag .

Yet another scheme would deploy royalties for natural resource extraction from the global commons, such as Antarctica and other areas beyond exclusive national economic zones.

Indeed, domestic royalties on Bolivian gas production are being increased by more than 50 , and the price charged to Bolivia s foreign clients may well be doubled.

Stratovarius is no more... As Tolkki held the rights to the name Stratovarius and all its royalties, it was his initial intention to completely disband Stratovarius.

He had little contact with others, apart from his regular visits to his management's offices to collect his royalties, and the occasional visit from his sister Rosemary.

If dividends, interest, royalties, and management fees are not taxed in the country in which they are paid, they more easily escape notice in the country of residence.

For example, with the pipeline crossing 890 kilometers of its territory, Cameroon will net 540 million annually in fees and royalties for the next 25 to 30 years.

Under such conditions, entities that benefit from the use or reproduction of Maya hand woven goods would be required to pay royalties and give credit to the original artists.

Until his death, Barrett received royalties from his work with Pink Floyd from each compilation and some of the live and studio albums and singles that featured his songs.

UNITAID s patent pool for AIDS medicines, for example, allows generics producers to make cheaper versions of patented medicines by enabling patent holders to license their technology in exchange for royalties.

Then there are the seemingly endless giveaways of national resources from the free spectrum provided to broadcasters to the low royalties levied on mining companies to the subsidies to lumber companies.

According to the Zimbabwean finance minister, Tendai Biti, four years after the military took over the diamond fields, the national treasury has received not one penny of royalties from the sale of Marange diamonds.

According to the Zimbabwean finance minister, Tendai Biti, four years after the military took over the diamond fields, the national treasury has received not one penny of royalties from the sale of Marange diamonds.

Eager to make his first solo album, Martin signed the contract without reading it and inadvertently signed a deal in which he would only be awarded one cent of royalties for each album sold.

Other online news sites picked up the news, emphatically asserting that residents of the indigenous Mixe community in Oaxaca could no longer be allowed to produce their traditional textile embroidery unless they paid the corresponding royalties.

Although over 70 of national income remains in the hands of just 20 of the population, Chavez has forced big foreign oil companies to pay much higher royalties and has started expropriating unproductive land and industrial facilities.

When, in Angola, one brave firm, BP, wanted to do the right thing by trying to make sure that oil royalties actually go to the government, rather than to corrupt officials, other oil companies refused to go along.

UNITAID s patent pool for AIDS medicines, for example, allows generics producers to make cheaper versions of patented medicines by enabling patent holders to license their technology in exchange for royalties. Ultimately, generics remain the current front runner in terms of delivering affordable medicines.

If dividends, interest, royalties, and management fees are not taxed in the country in which they are paid, they more easily escape notice in the country of residence. Indeed, some countries including the United States impose no taxes on interest from large bank deposits by non resident aliens.

Indeed, domestic royalties on Bolivian gas production are being increased by more than 50 , and the price charged to Bolivia s foreign clients may well be doubled. Contracts are being respected only in the breach, and technicians and lawyers from PDVESA, the Venezuelan oil giant, are auditing Petrobras installations in Bolivia.

Suppose a 500 million petroleum or copper contract needs to be negotiated. This will most likely involve a leading MNE, which can field a negotiating team that includes world class lawyers, geologists, and financial analysts who understand, for example, the trade offs between taxes and royalties and can put them in appropriate language.

In December 2006, Palm, Inc. paid US 44 million to ACCESS for an irrevocable license to use and modify the source code for Palm OS Garnet as well as ship Palm OS Garnet in any Palm product without paying royalties with this arrangement, the Palm company could once again develop both its hardware and software.