OK, I see. This is a negotiated amount due to the publisher/songwriter. I was confused and assuming that there was a statutory rate for the label (or for whoever owns the recordings).

I guess they'll just have to be content with a share of the non-existent revenues earned by Spotify and the like

Forgive my ignorance, but based on the article you linked. The only statutory rates are for non-interactive streaming and that goes to the performer/label?

Actually, there is this complex calculated statutory rate.

It's the lesser of $.15 per subscriber month vs.
10.5% of revenue and if pass thru license, 18% of service royalty expense for label, if not pass thru, 22% of service royalty expense for label, less PRO amounts.

see http://harryfox.com/docs/HFARoyaltyRatePR10-2-08.pdf

I've asked Harry Fox to explain it, show me a sample calculation. They don't even know.

Most smaller labels don't have direct deals with all the digital service providers. I've only worked with one indie that had some direct deals and therefore was privy to subscriber numbers by month.

I've asked aggregators like IODA what they plan to do to help labels make this calculation. I've asked Fontana.

No one understands this crap. No one is going to pay something they can't figure out.

If anyone here wants to take a crack at it, I'd really be indebted and appreciative.

There are statutory rates for the use of sound recordings by non-interactive services (Webcasts & Satellite radio), but there is also the possibility to negotiate the rates directly between the services and the labels (RIAA). The CRB has to approve these private deals.