THE DAY THE MUSIC CHARGED

“How is it that a board set up by Congress would ask a growing business to pay more than 100% of its revenues in royalties? We’re all asking ourselves that question and, to be honest, still scratching our heads a bit.”

Yahoo Music general manager Ian Rogers, on his company’s abject failure to lobby for more profitable song-licensing fees, Yodel Anecdotal, 25 June 2007