The licensing fees and terms are variously described as "exorbitant," "unjustified," "shocking," "absurd," and more.
But the customer first has to make a payment, often in the thousands of dollars, that is variously called a "due diligence fee," a "finder's fee," or, as in a recent Ohio case, an "insurance premium".
They have, variously: imposed illegal extra fees and costs on customers; laundered money from illegal enterprises; and improperly pushed disastrous financial deals on budget-stressed city officials, as in Stockton, California.
Last week ESPN laid off 300 employees, with former employees variously blaming parent company Disney and the exorbitant fees of TV rights.
It's aptly named a village," says Pat. Apart from buying an apartment, and paying a regular service charge, residents are obliged to pay what is variously known in the industry as an exit or "event" fee.
The need to recoup rental fees for the Fashion Course racetrack, rather than the quest for profit, led to a tariff variously reported as between ten and fifty cents.
The total rental fee was £4.25m, a whopping price, considering that the Royal Academy bought the building in 2001 for a mere £5m.Insiders variously cite company politics, turf wars and information withholding rather than overspending for the divorce of Messrs Blain and Southern from Christie's.
For a monthly fee ranging from 99p to £1.99 (or annually from £9.99 £19.9999), fans can subscribe to Bronze, Silver or Gold packages, which variously include pre-released new tracks, browser-based access to a back catalogue, behind-the-scenes audio, video, photo and blog archives and exclusive live video conference Q&As and performances.
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The concept of expression is variously analyzed.
