They also give advances on royalties, without which most writers of nonfiction could not afford to research new books.

That list was based on assets such as property, art works and income on royalties.

Bootlegging is such a major problem that most artists don't rely on royalties for income.

The fee: $3,000, which would be an advance on future royalties.

"We managed to be up to date on royalties I'd say 95 percent of the time, although a few times we were late," he said.

For more information, see the page in this guide on franchise fees and royalties.

In addition, foreign corporations are subject to withholding tax at 30% on dividends, interest, royalties, and certain other income.

To make things worse, Disney also hurt itself by cashing in early on anticipated future royalties.

The size of the award was based on estimated royalties for Stac's data compression program.

He was living on royalties gained from formulas that had shown commercial value.