This carried over from radio. It was decided that recording artists benefited sufficiently from the publicity of being played on the radio leading to record pur

This carried over from radio. It was decided that recording artists benefited sufficiently from the publicity of being played on the radio leading to record purchases and concert ticket sales. Song writers managed to get a compulsory royalty instead. Their compensation is written in law, they can not negotiate for more, but at least they get paid.