Fee structure for Microsoft® PlayReady® Final Products
Advanced Payment of Royalties:
| • | A U.S. $30,000 advance payment of royalties is due within 45 days of invoice upon license execution. Microsoft will not deliver device certificates or other deliverables until Microsoft receives the advance payment. |
PlayReady® Client Royalties:
| • | PlayReady client royalties apply to Mobile Devices and Consumer Products and are calculated quarterly in aggregate by multiplying the unit volume by each applicable tier. |
| • | PlayReady Final Products apply to only one technology category of WMDRM Functionality, PlayReady Functionality, or PlayReady Device Bridge. |
WMDRM Functionality: For PlayReady Final Products based on the PlayReady code base implementing only WMDRM functionality such as support for WMA & WMV codecs.
For example: If 4,000,000 Mobile Device units are shipped in a given quarter, the royalty would be calculated as (2,500,000 units x $0.20) + (1,500,000 units x $0.18).
PlayReady Functionality: For PlayReady Final Products implementing features such as: domains and embedded licenses; support for third party codecs such as AAC, H.264, and MPEG4 Pt 2; and support for non-audio/video content such as games, images, and documents.
For example: If 4,000,000 Mobile Device units are shipped in a given quarter, the royalty would be calculated as (2,500,000 units x $0.35) + (1,500,000 units x $0.32).
PlayReady Device Bridge: For PlayReady Final Products capable of issuing WMDRM or PlayReady licenses.
For example: If 4,000,000 Mobile Device units are shipped in a given quarter, the royalty would be calculated as (2,500,000 units x $0.70) + (1,500,000 units x $0.64).
For questions related to PlayReady fees and royalties, send mail to caplt@microsoft.com
