Doom prompted fears that the then-emerging virtual reality technology could be used to simulate extremely realistic killing, and in 1994 led to unsuccessful attempts by Washington state senator Phil Talmadge to introduce compulsory licensing of VR use.

After the announcement of the intent to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide, Rovi Corporation completed additional transactions to move its business out of the software licensing market and into the entertainment technology market.

Business practices such as franchising, technology transfer, publication and character merchandising entirely depend on the licensing of intellectual property.

JVC believed that an open standard worked in the best interest of the consumer, as sharing the format among competitors without licensing the technology was better for the consumer.

Because no other companies were willing to make large orders, Cobasys was not manufacturing nor licensing any large format NiMH battery technology for automotive purposes.

* NASA spin-off, a spin-off of technology that has been commercialized through NASA funding, research, licensing, facilities, or assistance

Late in the year, AT & T / Western Electric created a licensing division, Electrical Research Products Inc. ( ERPI ), to handle rights to the company's film-related audio technology.

The Purdue Research Park is owned by Purdue Research Foundation, the University's non-profit funding and technology licensing arm.

The practice of licensing such technology has proved to be a useful auxiliary revenue stream for some game developers, as a one license for a high-end commercial game engine can range from US $ 10, 000 to millions of dollars, and the number of licensees can reach several dozen companies, as seen with the Unreal Engine.

* M, including software licensing issues, video game development and production, Information technology law, and general intellectual property issues ;

In countries where patents on software algorithms are upheld, vendors and commercial users of products that use H. 264 / AVC are expected to pay patent licensing royalties for the patented technology that their products use.

When video game consoles entered the 4th and 5th generation, Sony and later Microsoft adopted a strategy of embracing cutting edge technology and selling their console at a loss, which was compensated by the licensing fee from sales of games.

Involving Xerox, including licensing technology from them, was felt to serve as protection from any future legal entanglements.

This includes licensing fees for both the use of the technology, and any modifications to be made, even if the broadcaster in question has purchased the equipment outright and made costly modifications to their transmitter plant in order to implement it.

Because no other companies were willing to place large orders, Cobasys was not manufacturing or licensing large format NiMH battery technology for automobiles.

* The new Patent Act encourages import or licensing of technology and foreign patents by allowing legal use of patent in Canada if not registered in Canada within two years.

MITI facilitated the early development of nearly all major industries by providing protection from import competition, technological intelligence, help in licensing foreign technology, access to foreign exchange, and assistance in mergers.

Fenn patented the technology on his own, and sold licensing rights to a company he partly owned-Analytica.

Although tanning beds were initially brought to America by Friedrich Wolff in 1979 he soon patented his particular blend of phosphors ( since expired ) and began licensing the technology to other companies.

Related to RAND licenses are RAND-Z ( RAND with zero royalty ) or RAND-RF ( RAND Royalty Free ) licensing, in which a company promises to license the technology at no charge, but implementers still have to get the licenser's permission to implement.

Ibuka was instrumental in securing the licensing of transistor technology to Sony from Bell Labs in the 1950s, thus making Sony one of the first companies to apply transistor technology to non-military uses.

Although Color Dreams violated no laws in opting out of the Nintendo licensing system with its workaround of Nintendo's lockout chip technology, Nintendo was displeased that it was receiving no revenues from Color Dreams games, and wanted to prevent other companies from following suit.

The fees for licensing this technology were the basis of Hughes Tool's revenues, and by 1914 the dual-cone roller bit was used in eleven U. S. states and in thirteen foreign countries.

The growth of Internet radio from a small experimenter's toy in the mid-1990s to a huge phenomenon allowing both small do-it-yourselfers and large commercial stations to make their offerings available worldwide was seen as a threat to over-the-air music broadcasting, and was nearly shut down by onerous licensing demands made by the recording industry.

Starting in 2004, object databases have seen a second growth period when open source object databases emerged that were widely affordable and easy to use, because they are entirely written in OOP languages like Smalltalk, Java or C #, such as Versant's db4o ( db4objects ), DTS / S1 from Obsidian Dynamics and Perst ( McObject ), available under dual open source and commercial licensing.

One month later Nokia announced the sale of Qt's commercial licensing and professional services to Digia, although Nokia was to remain the main development force behind the framework at that time.

An example of this latter is Logic Arts ' VOSS ( Virtual Object Storage System ) available for VA Smalltalk under dual open source and commercial licensing.

Nokia sold the commercial licensing business of Qt to Digia PLC on March 2011.

Biblica ( formerly known as the International Bible Society ) was founded in 1809 and is the worldwide publisher and copyright holder of the NIV, licensing commercial rights to Zondervan in the United States and to Hodder & Stoughton in the UK.

Still other patent holders focus on obtaining patents from original inventors and licensing them to companies that have introduced commercial products into the marketplace after the patents were filed.

The licensing, endorsements, spokesman associations and commercial partnerships built by Palmer and McCormack are managed by Arnold Palmer Enterprises.

In 2010 / 11, BW raised over £ 103. 6 million from their commercial activities, including waterways licensing, received £ 58. 9 million from a government grant, issued via the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and gained a further £ 14 million through third party contributions.

Posthumously, McQueen remains one of the most popular stars, and his estate limits the licensing of his image to avoid the commercial saturation experienced by some other deceased celebrities.

In order to allow for commercial licensing, the country was divided into a number of license areas.

Although licensing issues prevented the release of the most popular artists featured on the program, dozens of recordings did see commercial release.

In Ireland Commission for Communications Regulation regulate radio wave spectrum licensing and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland since 1 October 2009 regulate both public service broadcasters such as RTÉ, TG4 and commercial broadcasters.

The museum is funded by government grants, charitable donations and revenue generation through commercial activity such as retailing, licensing, and publishing.

ISBN 973-651-596-6 This book contains historical background relating to the British Broadcasting Company, Ltd., its founding companies ; their transatlantic connections ; General Post Office licensing system ; commercial competitors from Europe prior to World War II and offshore during the 1960s.

Thereafter numbers declined due to stricter licensing restrictions imposed by the Metropolitan Board of Works and LCC, and because of commercial competition between popular large suburban halls and the smaller venues, which put the latter out of business.

This video explains how Creative Commons licenses can be used in conjunction with commercial licensing arrangements.

* Royalties, the payment made ( originally to the licensing crown ) for a concession of commercial value ( e. g. mining rights ) or to the owner of a copyright, patent, trademark or know-how for its use

Slesinger then embarked on a successful campaign of merchandising and licensing with a seemingly endless parade of comic books, Big Little Books, novels, serial chapters, radio programs, events, rodeos, powwows, commercial tie-ins and licensed products such as the Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun, which remains the longest continuous license in the history of the global licensing industry.

In addition, a further £ 80 million was generated through commercial activities-including a large donation from Sir Elton John and Polygram's recording " Candle in the Wind 1997 ", as well as the sale of products under the Fund's commercial licensing programme.