"ensure Dougie gets his royalties"

Now how exactly would a person go about doing that? Perhaps if his website had a link named Royalties, that would work. But it doesn't. I've never seen such a thing, anywhere.

Last Christmas I thought it would be fun to make a legit YouTube of my own version of 'Little Drummer Boy'. I spent a futile hour trying to find the way to pay a fee and get permission. I quit when the only possible route seemed to be to telephone Ms. So-and-so at a huge agency in London. (I live in the U.S.)

If performers want royalties, they should make it easy for people to pay them.