They had not been paid royalties on the songs since the 1960s.
However, they now pay higher royalties to the Iranian government.
Ford did not want to pay royalties for building cars.
The university is now saying that companies must pay royalties on the new patent, which will last for 17 years.
To keep costs down, he would pay his artists 3% royalties instead of the usual 5% that was more common at the time.
Which is to say, they will have to follow copyright laws and pay royalties.
Some who are already using the technology may be asked to pay royalties, Fujitsu said.
The companies pay royalties to the Government or the universities where the discoveries were made.
He had to pay you royalties like that or he'd blow his scheme.
In 1990, the label lost a $4 million lawsuit for failure to pay royalties.