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Running Royalty Content Plan For games/applications

G.Running Royalty Content Plan
For games/applications

For games/applications where SDK content is directly used by end users, with a recurring revenue model (subscriptions, in-app purchases, ads etc.)

Business Size of Publishers

Business size is determined based on the annual sales of the publisher. The business size classifications are Large-Scale Enterprise, Middle-Scale Enterprise, Small-Scale Enterprise and General User.

General User
(annual sales less than 10 million yen)
Small-Scale Enterprise
(annual sales less than 10 million yen)
Middle-Scale Enterprise
(annual sales less than 100 million yen)
Large-Scale Enterprise
(annual sales more than 100 million yen)
Basic initial fee
(per Publish Region)
Free Free $333.45USD
[¥50,000]
$2,000.70USD
[¥300,000]
Basic monthly fee
(per Platform per Publish Region)
Free Free $133.38USD
[¥20,000]
$666.90USD
[¥100,000]
  • * “General User” means individuals, students, groups, or entities with annual sales of less than 10 million yen.
  • * The license fees listed below are discounted on the condition that publishers agree to display the Live2D logo in their content, and feature the content on the Showcase page.
  • * Please refer to this link for information regarding the scale of the business.
  • * Real-time exchange rate from currencylayer for reference only. Billing is made in JPY or equivalent as stipulated in the agreement.

Publish Regions

License fee is calculated based on the number of Publish Regions. There are 6 Publish Regions: “Japan,” “Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan,” “Asia (excluding Japan, China, and Taiwan),” “North America,” “Europe,” and “All Others.”

  • Japan
  • Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan
  • Asia
    (excluding Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan)
  • North America
  • Europe
  • All Others

Platforms

License fee is also calculated based on the number of Platforms on which your content is released. There are 4 Platforms: iOS, Android, Harmony OS, and Web.

  • iOS
  • Android
  • Harmony OS
  • Web
  • * “Web” refers to content which operates on a webpage and can be accessed by users using their individual browser.

How To Calculate License Fee

  • Total amount of initial fee = Basic initial fee* × Number of Publish Regions
  • *( Large-Scale Enterprise: $2,000.70USD[¥300,000] 
     Middle-Scale Enterprise: $333.45USD[¥50,000] 
    )
  • Total amount of monthly fee = Basic monthly fee* × Number of Platforms × Number of Publish Regions
  • *( Large-Scale Enterprise: $666.90USD[¥100,000] 
     Middle-Scale Enterprise: $133.38USD[¥20,000] 
     )

* The initial fee and monthly fee will be charged from the month when the content is released.

* Real-time exchange rate from currencylayer for reference only. Billing is made in JPY or equivalent as stipulated in the agreement.

  • * When the same content is released by multiple publishers in a single Publish Region, it is necessary for each publisher to conclude an agreement and pay the publication license fee. (Some exceptions may apply to direct affiliates.)
  • * A licensee must notify Live2D Inc. within two months if its business size (determined by annual sales) changed. When such notification is made or when Live2D is able to prove that the licensee business size changed, the licensee shall enter into a separate Live2D Publication License Agreement based on the above price table retroactive to the month in which the business size changed.