i have heard that the going rate for royalties/commission
for using a song, for instance that was written by someone else
is $80 per 1,000 discs made--or 8 cents per disc $.08.

perhaps there would be something like this involved if
someone's work was included on a disc and someone made
money each time a disc was sold? or the studio musicians
might be paid according to how many copies of the recording
were going to be made and/or sold?