That’s what I was hoping they would talk about. These music apps today get away with murder, same with Google and Youtube. They make billions off these songs and they pay a ridiculously low percentage in royalties. I assume they get away with it because of pirating, using the excuse “you can take a fraction of a cent or get nothing through pirating”.
Whoever owns the distribution channel makes the money.
That’s why Netflix has become a major force in content creation.
That’s why major utility systems have sold off their generating capacity. The hold on to the wires, the transformers and switchgear, and the electric meters that generate the customer bills.
That’s why major food brands pay grocery stores for shelf space.