Metagame Shadowrun question, ideas, and concerns., Everything you wanted to know or ask about the metagame. Options

[Thadeus Bearpaw]

I use metagame in the sense of "anything which does not take place in-game". Here are some questions I have.

What skills do you as a GM roll for the players so as to facilitate the suspension of disbelief?
I'm thinking about rolling all perception checks (Perception, Matrix Perception, Assensing). I'm also tempted to roll Con and Disguise checks. What do you guys think? What do you as the GM throw and how do you as a player feel about that? What's more fun?

I also have some questions about Shadowrun from a corporate perspective. Who owns the licenses? Does Catalyst only own the RPG license and other companies own or have rights to other licenses? How did this come about? How well does Catalyst do financially? What does the future hold for Catalyst and should we be worried about the health and growth of the hobby? I know its probably not public record but does anyone have a bead on the numbers?

Please post other questions you guys might have here and any answers or advice to the above would be greatly appreciated.