It seems the NMPA has decided it is time for royalties to go up, and seeing as CD sales are on the decline, the record companies have pawned off the request to the digital download market. The current royalty rate is $.09 a song and they are requesting an increase to $.15, a hike of more than 60%.
"When artists today are asked to Twitter their every thought, their every action, to record on video their every breath, their every performance, I believe they're diluting their creative powers, their creative potency and the durability of their work.
And in the long run I believe they're also diluting the magical power and the magnetic attraction that they can or will ever have over their audience."
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