Since consoles are usually sold at a loss, they are usually locked down to prevent games from running on them without the publisher paying royalties to the console developer.

由于控制台销售价格都很低，因此它们通常都对系统进行了加锁以防止未向控制台开发者支付版税的游戏在上面运行。

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She used the royalties to purchase a run-down farmhouse in New Hampshire, where she raised four children without the aid of electricity or running water until her youngest child was five years old.

她用所获得的版税购置了一座位于新罕布什尔的古旧农舍，她在那里抚养四个孩子长大，直到她最小的孩子五岁之前农舍都无法使用电和自来水。

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Nokia has announced that Apple has agreed to pay royalties for use of its technologies, ending the long-running legal dispute between the two firms.

诺基亚宣布，苹果同意就使用其技术而赔偿版税，结束了两家公司长久以来的法律纠纷。

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"The successful resolution of this case is a critical step in our overall strategy of enforcing and monetizing our intellectual property, including Basic Haptics, and we're pleased to achieve a settlement that is consistent with our business model, which is largely based on per unit running royalties, " said Immersion CEO Victor Viegas.

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The brand rep may refer you to someone, but you'll still have to go through the approval process, and they'll only want to wait so long for you to get your property up and running and paying the royalties and fees.

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According to TechCrunch, the agreement means Samsung will pay Microsoft royalties for all phones and tablets running the Android mobile operating system, while both companies will participate in the marketing and development of Windows Phone 7.

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