▁and ▁Music ▁Cho ice ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁reducing ▁the ▁royal ty ▁rates ▁paid ▁by ▁those ▁services ▁from ▁ 8 . 5 % ▁of ▁re venue ▁to ▁ 7 . 5 % ▁of ▁re venue . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Sound Ex change ▁su ed ▁M uz ak ▁for ▁under pay ments ▁of ▁roy alt ies ▁to ▁artists ▁and ▁rights ▁hold ers . ▁Because ▁its ▁royal ty ▁rate ▁was ▁established ▁before ▁the ▁DM CA ▁was ▁en act ed , ▁M uz ak ' s ▁streaming ▁services ▁to ▁D ish ▁Network ▁subscri bers ▁was ▁allowed ▁a ▁grand father ed ▁rate ▁standard ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁lower ▁royal ty ▁rates . ▁The ▁Sound Ex change ▁law suit ▁sought ▁to ▁implement ▁the ▁standard ▁royal ty ▁rate ▁for ▁new ▁subscri ptions ▁on ▁M uz ak ’ s ▁streaming ▁services ▁to ▁other ▁cable / s at ellite ▁TV ▁prov iders . ▁ ▁Web cast ing ▁The ▁CR B ▁jud ges ▁established ▁web cast ing ▁rates ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 2 0 ▁term ▁– ▁$ 0 . 0 0 1 7 ▁for ▁non - sub scription ▁performances ▁and ▁$ 0 . 0 0 2 0 ▁for ▁subscription ▁performances ▁for ▁commercial ▁web c aster s ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁rates ▁for ▁each ▁subsequent ▁year ▁adjust ed ▁up ward ▁or ▁down ward , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Cons umer ▁Price ▁Index ▁for ▁the ▁year