Royalty Rates under PREMIER BD Joint Patent Licensing Program
The royalty rates applicable to licensees who entered into PREMIER BD Patent License Agreement are as follows;
As of January 1, 2018
| Players / Recorders | Prior to January 1, 2018 |
On or after January 1, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| BD-Video Player | US$4.50 per player | US$3.60 per player |
| BD-Video Combo Player | US$6.00 per player | US$4.80 per player |
| BD-Video Recorder | US$7.00 per recorder | US$5.60 per recorder |
| BD-Video Combo Recorder | US$6.00 per recorder | US$4.80 per recorder |
| Drives / Recordable Disc Drives | Prior to January 1, 2018 |
On or after January 1, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| BD-ROM Drive | US$4.00 per drive | US$3.20 per drive |
| BD-ROM Combo Drive | US$5.00 per drive | US$4.00 per drive |
| BD Recordable Disc Drive | US$6.00 per drive | US$4.80 per drive |
| BD Combo Recordable Disc Drive | US$5.00 per drive | US$4.00 per drive |
| Pre-recoded Discs / Recordable Discs | Royalty |
|---|---|
| BD-ROM Disc | US$0.04 per disc |
| BD-Video Disc | US$0.04 per disc |
| BD/DVD Hybrid Disc (including BD/DVD Hybrid ROM Disc and BD/DVD Hybrid Video Disc) |
US$0.08 per disc |
| BD-R Disc | US$0.065 per disc |
| BD-RE Disc | US$0.09 per disc |
| Decoders / Encoders | Prior to July 1, 2015 |
On or after July 1, 2015 |
On or after January 1, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BD Decoder | US$1.00 per decoder, with an annual cap of US$10,000,000 | The royalty payable per decoder shall be determined in accordance with the number of decoders sold or otherwise transferred during each semiannual period ending June 30 or December 31. For the first 150,000 decoders sold during each such semiannual period, US$1.00 per decoder; For the next 150,001 through 300,000 decoders sold during such semiannual period, US$0.80 per decoder; For the next 300,001 through 600,000 decoders sold during such semiannual period, US$0.64 per decoder; For each decoder over a total of 600,000 decoders sold during such semiannual period, US$0.50 per decoder. All the above are subject to an annual cap of US$10,000,000 |
US$0.80 per decoder regardless of the number of decoders sold or otherwise transferred, with an annual cap of US$10,000,000 |
| BD Encoder with decoding function | US$1.50 per encoder, with an annual cap of US$15,000,000 | $1.50 per encoder provided, however, US$1.00 per encoder for each encoder over a total of 250,000 encoders sold during each semiannual period with an annual cap of US$15,000,000 | US$1.20 per encoder regardless of the number of encoders sold or otherwise transferred, with an annual cap of US$15,000,000 |
| BD Encoder without decoding function | US$1.25 per encoder, with an annual cap of US$15,000,000 | US$1.25 per encoder, provided, however, US$1.00 per encoder for each encoder over a total of 250,000 encoders sold or otherwise transferred during each semiannual period with an annual cap of US$15,000,000 | US$1.00 per encoder regardless of the number of encoders sold or otherwise transferred, with an annual cap of US$15,000,000 |
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