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It is quite complicated to incorporate the GAAP criteria to the contract. The contact does not clearly identify what the $5,000,000 fee is for. One can imply that it provides PACE the exclusive rights to show these films in their own theatres. If that was the case then the $5,000,000 is realized when the contract is signed however $2,500,000 is earned at the time of signing the contract and the remainder is not earned until PACE uses these rights for six months. They will recognize it as revenue when it is received in cash. MV-Link has fulfilled its part of the contract. There is another issue with the revenues that are generated under this contract which detail the number of times that PACE reports showing the films. They have been able to
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