"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Apple states it forks over 70 cents of the 99 cents collected to the
"owner" of the tune.

If I recall correctly, the "owner" is the royalty collector. The artist
and/or record company assigns the copyright rights in exchange for a small
royalty payment - 5 or 10 cents. The royalty collector (BMI, ASCAP and many
others now) collect the lion's share. The artists had to do this - they had
no means of enforcing copyright protection of their work. It was that or
nothing.

RCE