
In the meantime, royalties remained in the hands of streaming services, as opposed to music makers. Part of the issue was that if a streaming service couldn't determine the copyright owner or, in many cases, owners, producers were less likely to get royalties. As record sales dropped in the streaming age, music makers often did not get royalties from streaming services - an issue that advocates hope will be addressed with the implementation of the Music Modernization Act, which was passed by Congress in October.
