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Royalties

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How To Collect ALL of Your Music Royalties

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Passive Income - How to Earn Royalties

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How Book Advances and Royalties Work

A royalty is a payment made by one party, the licensee or franchisee to another that owns a particular asset, the licensor or franchisor for the right to ongoing use of that asset. Royalties are typically agreed upon as a percentage of gross or net revenues derived from the use of an asset or a fixed price per unit sold of an item of such, but there are also other modes and metrics of compensation. A royalty interest is the right to collect a stream of future royalty payments.
    • Non-renewable resources 

    • Patents 

    • Trade mark 

    • Franchises 

    • Copyright 

    • Book publishing 

    • Based on net receipts 

    • Music 

    • Print rights in music 

    • Brief history 

    • American contribution: The Origins of Music Copyright and Royalties 

    • Print royalties (music) 

    • Mechanical royalties 

    • United States 

    • UK and Europe 

    • Australasia 

    • Performance