Chapter 144 Copyright Fees

[Parker returned to the room, took out his cell phone, hesitated for two seconds, and then pressed the recording of the call that Uncle Ben had made to him.]

[“Peter, I know things haven’t been going well lately, and I’m sorry about that. I can probably understand how you feel. Your life has been filled with so much trouble since you were a child!”]

[Parker was tidying up the things on the table while listening to Uncle Ben's voice. He had heard it many times, but he never tired of listening. There were photos of the murderer on the wall, photos of Richard Parker and his wife, and photos of Uncle Ben when he was young.]

[“Well! Someone once said that the things that bring us down are also what make us great! If anyone is destined to be great, it must be you, kid!”]

[Parker, wearing his hood as always, walks down a street and sees many boys running past. He looks in the direction the boys came out of, and sees a huge red spider painted on the wall, the same one on his battle suit!]

[“These are gifts God has given you, you just have to figure out how to use them! So no matter how far it takes you! We are all here! So come home! Peter! You are my hero! I love you!”]

"Ah..." Uncle Ben covered his face a little embarrassedly. It didn't matter when Aunt May was the only one at home, but when George was here and Matt was watching him, he still felt a little embarrassed to hear these words.

But he quickly adjusted his mood and looked at Parker, "You will always be our pride! Peter! But don't underestimate yourself! Be down-to-earth, we will always support you!"

Aunt May nodded, and Helen also smiled and nodded in agreement with Uncle Ben and the others. Only a few children kept looking at Parker with admiring eyes.

George waved his hand and asked Helen to take the children back to the room. They had important things to do next.

Matt opened his box, which was filled with documents.

"What is this?" Parker and Uncle Ben looked at the documents in the box and asked Matt and George.

"Peter, do you remember when I was with the mayor before, I told him that if we had money later, we could buy that house?" George looked at Parker and smiled.

"Yeah! I remember, but I don't have that much money!" Parker nodded. He was very grateful from the bottom of his heart that the mayor was so generous to give him a priceless villa.

"Now your money is here!" George glanced at Matt, who took out a thick stack of documents from the box, placed the top one in front of Parker, and handed part of it to Uncle Ben.

Parker took it and took a look. Except for the one at the top, the others contained copyright agreements between a certain company and Spider-Man. Parker roughly flipped through them and found that almost all of the documents contained this content.

"What is this?" Parker looked at the two of them in confusion. George knew what Parker was thinking and took the initiative to explain, "This is the agreement required by all companies or factories around the world that use the name and image of Spider-Man, as well as the authorization letter for attorney Matt."

"Lawyer Matt is specially hired by the mayor to represent you. You just need to sign these documents, and Lawyer Matt will collect Spider-Man's copyright fees from these companies on your behalf. These copyright fees are enough for you to live a good life, and it is more than enough to buy that villa!"

"Peter, you don't think that those companies that use the Spider-Man name don't have to pay you, the authentic Spider-Man?" George looked at Parker deeply. From now on, Parker's life will definitely not be as difficult as Toby Spider!

"Mr. Parker, this will be a huge sum of money. If you authorize us, we will help you determine whether the company using the Spider-Man IP meets the requirements. If it does, we will ask it to pay the copyright fee. If it doesn't, we will ask it to stop infringing!"

Matt looked at Parker and said seriously, you know, the spread of Skyrim is all over the world, and almost every country and every region has related products about Peter Parker and Spider-Man.

Those who produce products in the image of Toby the Spider are exempt from paying copyright fees, after all, Toby the Spider cannot come to ask for money, but all other products related to Spider-Man must be paid, because the mayor of New York has reported the matter to the White House. Of course, the White House will not refuse more taxes, so it put pressure on the United Nations, which led to Matt's visit.

"This is beneficial to everyone. The mayor has achieved political success, you have made a lot of money, and Attorney Matt has earned a lot of fame and a lot of fees."

Matt smiled slightly. This was indeed a very beneficial thing for him, although it might take up several years of his time because he had to travel around the world.

"Besides, for the mayor, this is not just about political achievements. Do you know how much the houses around your villa are worth now? No rich man would be unwilling to live closer to Spider-Man!"

"As far as I know, even some top celebrities and wealthy people are vying for villas in the vicinity, and the security measures have been strengthened several times more than before, because it is now a top-tier wealthy area!"

George's words opened Parker's eyes. He had never thought that the villa given to him by the mayor would have so many twists and turns. There was even a lot of information in it that even George didn't know, but even so, it was enough to shock him.

Parker looked at the documents on the table and the large box underneath and swallowed involuntarily. This was almost wealth within his reach.

He looked at Uncle Ben for help, but Uncle Ben was suddenly a little overwhelmed. He had never seen such a huge wealth in his life. He knew that even if he worked for another hundred years, he would not be able to earn one ten-thousandth of this money!

George knew what they were worried about, so he decided to hold the discussion at his own home because he didn't want Parker to be under too much pressure.

"Peter, you deserve this money. Even without the first generation, you would still have this wealth. Those companies can't avoid the copyright issue, and the people above won't allow it."

George Stacy persuaded Parker and Uncle Ben. After hesitating for a while, Parker picked up the pen and began to sign the documents, while Gwen was responsible for helping him check the documents to make sure there were no loopholes.

Watching his daughter carefully helping Peter Parker check the documents, George couldn't help but sigh in his heart that girls should not be kept when they grow up! He had never seen such a serious attitude before.

Although Uncle Ben is not well educated, he is not stupid. He knows that George will not harm Peter in such a matter. It will not be good for him, Gwen, or anyone else, because Spider-Man has fans all over the world!

You should know that there have been continuous reports of fans besieging the city government and police station some time ago. Among the large number of fans, there were even New York government officials, including some police officers and soldiers.