Copyright royalties are important, and I believe that we should absolutely have a uniform system of data collection. Metadata are used to identify composers, artists and performers from the pieces so that right holders can be recognized worldwide and genuinely get paid. Already, from the outset, it is paramount that the current study of the reform of the Copyright Act include ways to identify performers from around the world.
The other thing is that consumers nowadays are no longer paying for content, but rather for access to it. It's rather nonsensical to say that consumers have access to many things, but that they don't have to pay for the products. Multinationals that grant this access absolutely need to pay more for content. We need to find a way to ensure higher copyright royalties than we have today.