Neowin News Feed for: Royalties

Nokia and Samsung sign video standards patent license agreement

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:04:01 +0000

Nokia and Samsung have come to a deal which will let the Korean firm use video technologies developed by Nokia. Details of the arrangement have not been disclosed by either of the firms. Read more...

Qualcomm claims Apple owes it $7 billion in royalties

Usama Jawad — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 05:24:02 +0000

In the ongoing legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple, the former has claimed that the Cupertino giant owes it $7 billion in royalties. Apple has rejected this claim, deeming it to be unfair. Read more...

Qualcomm sues Apple's contract manufacturers for withholding royalties

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 18 May 2017 02:20:01 +0000

The heated legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm is now turning worse, as the latter has filed lawsuits against four contract manufacturers which stopped paying patent royalties to the chipmaker. Read more...

Qualcomm cuts back profit and revenue forecast as Apple stops paying royalties

Shreyas Gandhe — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 15:14:01 +0000

The heated legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm will now begin affecting the latter's financials in a big way, as Apple has stopped paying for royalties to its contract manufacturers. Read more...

BlackBerry wins $815m in royalty dispute against Qualcomm

Vishal Laul — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:14:01 +0000

BlackBerry has won about $815 million as a refund for overpayments made to Qualcomm. The award is non-appealable and has seen BlackBerry's stock jump by 15 percent since the announcement. Read more...

Microsoft apps now preloaded on 74 Android OEMs, with Acer signing new agreement

John Devon — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:10:01 +0000

Microsoft continues its quest to leverage its patent position, with Acer joining Samsung, ASUS, Dell and Sony in preloading Skype, OneDrive and the Office suite on Android. Read more...

Spotify wraps up 2015 with a $150 million class action lawsuit

Boyd Chan — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 02:56:01 +0000

In the final week of 2015, Spotify has been slapped with a hefty class action lawsuit for failing to identify rightsholders in order to pay royalties and acquire appropriate licensing. Read more...

Microsoft wins court battle against Google for patent royalties

Brad Sams — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:28:01 +0000

Microsoft has trumped Google in court by winning an Appeals court ruling that Google charged unfairly for royalties on patents that covered Wi-Fi and video downloads Read more...

Microsoft, Samsung settle legal disputes; raise hopes for new devices

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:20:01 +0000

Microsoft and Samsung have finally settled their legal disputes over Android patent royalties and are now ready to work together again. The deal raises hopes for new Windows phones from Samsung. Read more...

Microsoft's lawsuit against Samsung upheld by court

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:38:01 +0000

Microsoft's recent lawsuit against Samsung for defaulting on Android royalties has been upheld by a US court despite Samsung's plea to put the suit on hold while it files for arbitration. Read more...

Microsoft earns about $3.21 from each Samsung Android device sold

Brad Sams — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 02:58:01 +0000

Thanks to new court documents that have been cleaned up from the Microsoft vs Samsung case over royalty payments, we can now figure out roughly how much Microsoft earns per handset sold. Read more...

Nokia will end up owing $650 million to Microsoft

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:04:30 +0000

According to the latest financial report filed by Nokia the company will end up owing Microsoft $650 million. This money represents royalties that Nokia pays to use Windows Phone on their smartphones. Read more...

Spotify looking to extend ad-supported, free tier to mobile

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:59:57 +0000

Spotify is expected to introduce their ad-supported, free tier to mobile as well as proposing a drop in royalties to labels in order to stay afloat in these turbulent times. Read more...

GEMA could have crippled YouTube due to copyright

Paul Ferson — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:29:53 +0000

GEMA, a German group responsible for royalty collection, has managed to take Google to court over YouTube's copyrighted videos, winning the case and potentially unleashing havoc on the site. Read more...

H.264 video codec standard to stay royalty-free

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:18:40 +0000

MPEG LA announced earlier today that they would make H.264 permanently royalty-free, to keep business and consumers' minds at ease. The codec standard was developed to reduce bit rates over the previous codec standards, and is... Read more...

Wifi standards creator pockets first royalties from industry

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:05:06 +0000

The Australian Commonwealth Scientific & Research Organisation (CSIRO) has cashed its first royalties cheque relating to its patent of the 802.11 wireless network standard. These royalties come from the patent granted to the organisation in... Read more...

Apple Threatens to Shut Down iTunes

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:54:15 +0000

This coming Thursday, the Copyright Royalty Board is expected to rule on a request by the National Music Publisher's Association to increase royalty rates paid to its members for online purchases as much as 66%... Read more...

Apple seeks royalties, for "Made for iPod" campaign

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:32:54 +0000

Industry insiders say the world-wide MP3 accessory market is destine to become a half billion dollar business by the close of the 2005 calendar year. Apple, whose iPod digital music player dominates the MP3 player... Read more...

Music biz loses Net royalties fight in Canada

Fri, 02 Jul 2004 05:59:57 +0000

The music industry's efforts to recoup money lost from Internet piracy were thwarted yet again Wednesday. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Internet service providers don't have to pay royalties to composers... Read more...

French Group Seeks Royalties on IPod

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:54:40 +0000

A French association representing recorded music rights holders threatened Wednesday to take Apple Computer Inc. to court in a dispute over lost music royalties. The argument centers on a fee levied in France on sales... Read more...

Record Industry Wants Royalties for Used CD Sales

Sat, 15 Jun 2002 05:47:53 +0000

The industry worries that the expanding used market is cannibalizing new-CD sales, as well as promoting piracy by allowing consumers to buy, record and sell back discs while retaining their own digitally pristine copies. ... Read more...

Webcasters worry royalties threaten free Internet service

Sat, 23 Feb 2002 04:08:54 +0000

Internet broadcasters are cautiously viewing a proposed royalty rate that could make them pay fractions of a cent each time they play a song online. But the ultimate cost could be their businesses.... Read more...