Mechanical Royalties Paid Per Released Tune Outpace Inflation and Median • Now, one last point in the inflation argument. If, as our evi- The average mechanical royalty paid per released tune Many tunes are recorded by a variety of artists and each E Mechanical royalties paid per released tune outpace inflation and median family income 1963 vs.1972 Index $656 per To summarize the inflation argument: The share of the proceeds of record sales going to music The total dollar amount of those payments is vastly, enormously The proceeds from these royalties, as measured both in the 14 RAISING THE ROYALTY RATE WOULD HAVE SERIOUS IMPACTS To understand these We now move on to consider the impacts of the proposed increase in the royalty rate on the recording industry and others. impacts, please consider Exhibit F. Under The Proposed Rate, Payments To Copyright Owners Would Go Up $47 Million 15 |