Instead, it books the investment as an asset and the license fee as revenue.
License fee schedules for different services under the deal will be phased in over time.
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Add in manufacturing and management costs, and depending on the type of game, a license fee.
According to one poll, 50% of Britons want the license fee abolished.
Canalys has advised PC vendors (Microsoft's OEMs) to postpone launches of Windows RT pads until Microsoft rethinks the high license fee.
Most vendors charge a license fee for each new box customers buy.
The financials for a big-budget TV show are more compelling if the license fee and other income sources stay in the family.
The company charges an upfront license fee for its software.
Terms of the deal call for Samsung to pay a license fee to Universal Display, and to buy a minimum amount of phosphorescent OLED material use in OLED products.
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But right now, some of this looks like a move to possibly cut out Fair Isaac, and so that they can just sell their own score without having to pay that license fee.
Under the terms, Funai will pay a cash consideration of EUR 150 million and a brand license fee, relating to a license agreement for an initial period of five and a half years, with an optional renewal of five years.
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In these deals Elan joins another drug company in a joint venture, makes a cash investment in the venture, then gets some or all of the cash back in the form of a license or contract fee spread over the agreement for Elan technology.
Another possibility: colleges could pay a fee to license MOOC material from other institutions, similar to paying for a textbook.
As they told me in a June 7 interview, Hearsay generates revenues by charging their corporate customers including Farmers Insurance, State Farm and 24 Hour Fitness a monthly per-user fee to license their product, Hearsay Social.
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You can pay an exorbitant fee for a license and not even be making a profit in your business.
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When the license period expires, customers can sign up for maintenance and service contracts at a lower fee.
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