Perhaps this has MUCH to do with what Merritt alluded to during the call? That is, new ideas/ways to get over obstacle of charging/collecting for past licenses. He made it sound as though there was some significant potential for progress without being very specific. (PS fully realize many have heard similar from him before...but the Sep 2017 reference in what you posted suggests there may some correlation)
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