Gross margin for the first quarter 2018 of 56.3 %, compared to 61.5 % for the first quarter 2017, was unfavorably impacted by fixed amortized prepaid royalties for embedded OEM licenses and lower
perpetual license revenue in the quarter.
Now I read that even if a piece is sold, the artist: 1) Isn't informed about shipping addresses; 2) Isn't assured that they have or will be paid; 3) Is responsible for paying the buyer's sales tax bill; 4) Presumably is required to forward sales tax funds to the buyer's state department of
revenue; 5) Has money / time invested in shipping a parcel to a potential buyer who may or may not return the art a week later (like a toaster oven); 6) Has language like the following within their user agreement: royalty - free, sub-licensable through multiple tiers,
perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide right and
license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, translate, create derivative works from, publish, publicly perform and publicly display such User Content and any names, likenesses or trademarks depicted in such User Content, in any media now known or later developed, only for the purposes of developing, promoting and providing the Site.»