Any idea what's the legal status of getting paid royalties as someone on an H1-B or F1 visa? Dividends and investments are usually acceptable secondary sources

Any idea what's the legal status of getting paid royalties as someone on an H1-B or F1 visa? Dividends and investments are usually acceptable secondary sources of income. I'm not sure where royalties lie, I'm guessing it's not ok, but perhaps that should be stated more clearly.