There is a huge disconnect between the Conservative government and the realities of what an artist does. There seems to be this sense that an artist gets paid once, and he or she should be satisfied. There are levels of usage.
The broadcast companies do not pay twice. They pay for the mechanical right. That is a separate right. Then they pay for performance, the same as if you buy a record, you pay for that record, and when it's played, you pay for usage. They're two separate things and should be seen as two separate things.
They need to be two separate things because unlike buying a record or buying the download—which they want to get out of—every time a piece of music is played, a new dollar is made by the broadcaster. If a new dollar is made, the artist should have a share of that new dollar. Every time a song is played, a new dollar is made through advertising, through whatever means, but a new dollar is made to the broadcaster. Why should the artist not have an opportunity to share in that?
There needs to be an understanding of what the artist's world is.