Yes.... They collect a general license fee that must be renewed
periodically. That fee is loosely based around product volume from my
understanding and not per-item royalty based. Sony is being bleed dry
financially by PS3 or haven't you heard?
http://www.blu-raydisc.info/
On Jan 29, 5:39 pm, "Penguin Commandos for Gore."
<getr....TakeThisOut@1upandup.com> wrote:
> Anyone know if Sony receives any licensing fees on BluRay movies sold,
> like they do on PS3 games that are sold, by other publishers from
> themselves?
>
> I am curious, because if BluRay does take off and they don't, unless
> they manage to sell a lot of PS3 games, people buying PS3s as mainly
> BluRay players will end up bleeding Sony dry financially.
>
> - The Rich