CD-R and Philips: Give me Your Licence Back

Philips is battling with Taiwan-based optical disc makers to push them accepting a new licensing agreement named, Veeza.
SO far, Ritek, CMC, ProDisk and Lead Data have refused to sign up this new CD-R licence. While this new licensing program might include a reduction in Philips royalty charge, it includes an obligation for manufacturers to provide detailed information on all CD-R disc shipments.
Manufacturer not agreeing with Veeza will not be able to ship their production to EU and USA.
Ritek has announced today to have accepted the Veeza licensing, at the same time Philips has announced a 41% reduction of its royalties for recordable DVD discs from US$0.06 to US$0.035; some analysts think that it represents a step toward extending Veeza from CD-R to recordable DVD discs.
It is all about the money and better tracking of CD/DVD media production