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6. Deferred Revenue

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6. Deferred Revenue
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Deferred Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]  
Deferred Revenue

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had total short term and long term deferred revenue of $5,072,849 and $3,106,608, respectively. Deferred revenue includes both (i) variable fee contracts with licensees and customers in which the Company had collected advances and minimum guarantees against future royalties and (ii) fixed fee contracts. The Company recognizes revenue related to these contracts when all revenue recognition criteria have been met. Included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2016 is the $2,000,000 advance against future royalty that Sony paid to the Company in the first quarter of 2016. Included in the deferred revenue balance as of September 30, 2017 is the $2,000,000 advance against future royalties that Sony paid to the Company in the first quarter of 2016 as well as $1,489,583 attributable to the expansion of distribution rights acquired by Sony through the January 2017 Sony Transactions.