Sentence examples for proposed royalties from inspiring English sources

Microsoft's general counsel, Brad Smith, said Brussels had given Microsoft no feedback on its proposed royalties for licensing the software "protocols" until the commission's release Thursday.

The proposed royalties, which the copyright office has until May 21 to revise or approve, have radically dimmed the prospects for the legions of entrepreneurs and hobbyists whose radio stations -- from MinistryofSound.com to Radio Margaritaville -- have for the last two years provided free access to a startlingly wide range of music.

[C4.] Internet Radio Royalty Is Reduced Federal regulators have cut in half a proposed royalty rate that Internet radio companies must pay to record labels.

Correction: June 22 , 2002 Saturday An article in Business Day yesterday about a decision by federal copyright regulators to halve a proposed royalty rate that Internet radio companies must pay to record labels to play music online misstated the new amount.

Two congressmen, Darrell Issa, a Republican of California, and Mike Quigley, a Democrat of Illinois, wrote a letter to the Government Accountability Office asking for an investigation into whether broadcasters violated lobbying rules by running on-air statements intended to influence legislation, like their characterization of the proposed royalty as a "performance tax".

The tribe argued that the Interior Department had violated its obligations to the Navajos by rejecting a proposed 20percentt royalty on that coal.

In an arbitration panel proceeding supervised by the copyright office, the Webcasters proposed a royalty rate about equal to those paid to composers and publishers, 5percentt of revenue.

It also proposed to cut the royalty it would pay ImClone roughly in half.

But the company is unwilling to accept the tax and royalty amendments proposed in the budget, said a person with knowledge of the situation.

"It is indefensible to be keeping these companies on the government dole when oil and gas prices are so high," charged Representative Markey of Massachusetts, who proposed to strip the royalty provisions.

Last week's protests were triggered in part by anger over the amount of royalties the mine proposed to pay the local government.