President builds $27 million statue, claims tourism profits over "intellectual rights."
President Wade, according to the AP: "[maintains] he is entitled to 35 percent of any tourist revenues it generates because he owns "intellectual rights" for conceiving the idea, with the rest to go to the government."

via boingboing.net
Mayawati can take a cue from this! She can claim double royalty! For the idea as well as image rights!
