In a message dated 2/25/09 1:26:59 PM, [email protected] writes:
> The money paid to a writer is called a "royalty." You know, like in > kings and queens. Money = power. The use of the term to mean a payment > for the sale of a book or a performance comes from the licensing fee > paid to the crown for a commercial concession, such as mining rights. > Damn, Brady! That's a nifty bit of etymology that, for all my years in publishing, I never knew. ************** You're invited to Hollywood's biggest party: Get Oscars updates, red carpet pics and more at Moviefone. (http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards?ncid=emlcntusmovi00000001)
