As Mr. Tetreault was saying, this treaty is one or two years old. Once all the countries sign the treaty, the copyright collectives that claim royalties will be able to distribute them. Those are very complex international processes. A number of collectives around the world have concluded partnerships in order to distribute that money.
It's important that as many countries as possible sign that treaty. Our country could set the example and even lobby other countries to sign the treaty, as well.
As for royalties on albums sold, a lot of money in the compensation chain is spent before getting to the artist, who end up with ridiculous amounts. We are talking about very small percentages. When a group of four musicians receives 75¢ per album sold....