"With artists and labels hit hard by declining sales over the last decade, it’s hard to argue for lower royalty rates." It isn't really. Changing times someti

"With artists and labels hit hard by declining sales over the last decade, it’s hard to argue for lower royalty rates." It isn't really. Changing times sometimes call for drastic measures. What you were able to charge in one medium might not be the same as you are able to charge for a new medium. It might not be fun for the people who were at the top of the heap before the paradigm shift, but that just means they should have made preparations for that shift when it was easiest for them to do so.