Artists' Performance Rights Background Information

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Performing rights organizations track and pay royalties to songwriters, publishers, and musicians for the use of their works. Royalties are distributed based on a complex credit system involving various factors such as the type of performance, licensing fees, time of day, medium of performance, and other licensing fees collected from non-broadcast sources. These factors are multiplied together, often with adjustments like a radio feature premium, to arrive at a total credit count for each artist. Royalties are typically divided among the writer, publisher, and performer, with the share value indicating each party’s portion. When calculating an artist’s earnings, the total credit count, share value, and credit value are multiplied.

Ziam is contemplating performing his own songs on a CD titled “Waiting There.” Previously, he had written but not performed his music. If Ziam’s royalty rate is 12% of the retail price, with 25% of the retail price deducted for packaging costs before the royalty is calculated, how much will he earn from the sale of the CD? Formulate and solve this problem using the provided equation:

R = (PD - 0.25 R%) 0.12

where:

  • RP (Retail Price) = $15.00
  • PD (Packaging Deduction) = 25% of retail price
  • R% (Royalty Rate) = 12%

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To determine Ziam’s earnings from the CD sales, we start with the given variables: retail price (RP), packaging deduction percentage (R%), and royalty rate (0.12). The key is to compute the net amount after packaging costs before applying the royalty rate.

First, calculate the packaging deduction in dollars: 25% of $15.00, which equals:

0.25 * 15 = $3.75

This amount is subtracted from the retail price to determine the net revenue before royalty calculation:

$15.00 - $3.75 = $11.25

Next, apply the royalty rate of 12% to this net revenue. The royalty payment (R) is therefore:

R = 0.12 * $11.25 = $1.35

Expressed as an equation, this is: R = (RP - (R% RP)) 0.12, which simplifies to:

R = (15 - 0.25 15) 0.12

Substituting the values gets:

R = (15 - 3.75) 0.12 = 11.25 0.12 = $1.35

Therefore, Ziam will receive $1.35 per CD sale.

This calculation confirms that after accounting for packaging costs, Ziam’s royalties amount to $1.35 per unit sold.

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