Here in Uruguay it's a really opaque method that determines how artists get money. It's determined by an organization called AGADU based on things like plays on public stations, etc:
Which collects money from plays and from public performances on behalf of artists.
IMO Local artists probably get more money than they'd have gotten otherwise, while foreign artists are probably underpaid (though Uruguayan revenue is very likely a rounding error for them).
I know of a person that works there, and I don't think they're scammers or mafia or anything, but the model is definitely outdated and I dislike a private organization having that kind of power (not to mention most artists never explicitly gave them representation power).
http://www.agadu.com.uy/
Which collects money from plays and from public performances on behalf of artists.
IMO Local artists probably get more money than they'd have gotten otherwise, while foreign artists are probably underpaid (though Uruguayan revenue is very likely a rounding error for them).
I know of a person that works there, and I don't think they're scammers or mafia or anything, but the model is definitely outdated and I dislike a private organization having that kind of power (not to mention most artists never explicitly gave them representation power).