royalty payment

基本解释

The deal establishes a two-tier royalty payment system for companies — such as the popular service offered by Pandora — that broadcast music over the Internet.
这个协议为在网络上播放音乐的公司——比如很受欢迎的“潘多拉”——规划了一个双层版权费支付系统。
Apple analyst Gene Munster thinks Nokia is looking to extract a royalty payment of 1 percent to 2 percent of every iPhone sold from Apple, which would be about $6 to $12 per phone.
苹果分析师 Gene Munster 认为，诺基亚希望从苹果卖出的每部 iPhone 上收取1%到2%的版税，大约为每部手机6到12美元。
Licensing means granting to another producer—for a fee or royalty payment—the right to use one's production process, patents, trademarks, or other assets.
许可贸易是指授予另外一家厂商（通过支付许可费或专利权使用费）使用本企业的工艺流程，专利，商标或其他资产的权力。
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What Apple is actually offering is a fixed royalty payment which is indeed lower.
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Dolby expects to receive only one royalty payment per device containing these technologies.
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When an AM or FM radio station plays a song, the composer gets a royalty payment, but the performer doesn't.
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