And who has the licence rights?
The idea is to offer a patent or group of patents as "unit licence rights" (ULRs), which can be bought and sold like shares.
It was subsequently exploited by the more capitalist-minded: two US brothers, who linked it to "have a nice day", and a Frenchman, who acquired the licence rights for Europe.
The spokeswoman added that the line about "adverse publicity" was a minor point asking journalists to take into account being given access to Tate events, but that it has never been enforced as a prerequisite for entry, and that the real issue raised by Reuters was over licencing rights.
I think a frozen licence fee right now is the right thing.
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