Usually,white publishers paid only a small amount of money for full ownership of music written by African-Americans.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

The amount of money paid to hijackers is harder to confirm.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

An international security analyst with experience in kidnapping and ransom negotiations in Somalia tells VOA that an undisclosed amount of money was raised and subsequently paid through local Somali contacts.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26