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Writer credits are usually broken down by their "share" on a song.
Not by a dollar value.
Between writers/producers/artist/label etc., the idea of a writer getting $.25 on a download is pretty far fetched unless they wrote and produced the entire song by themselves.
The reason why writer credits are broken down by share is because the revenue stream for a writer is not exclusive to a "sale" or a "download".
Writer gets paid for radio spins, streams, film/tv synchs etc. Writers pretty much get paid everywhere the song makes money.
So no one in their right mind would take a deal just based on a download.
Not by a dollar value.
Between writers/producers/artist/label etc., the idea of a writer getting $.25 on a download is pretty far fetched unless they wrote and produced the entire song by themselves.
The reason why writer credits are broken down by share is because the revenue stream for a writer is not exclusive to a "sale" or a "download".
Writer gets paid for radio spins, streams, film/tv synchs etc. Writers pretty much get paid everywhere the song makes money.
So no one in their right mind would take a deal just based on a download.
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