The music companies would be shooting themselves in the foot. Free streaming is a lot easier than pirating, and for a lot of people pirating will be easier than paying.
Summary: Apple is proposing a per stream rate rather than the current rate structure, a percentage of revenue. This would unquestionably benefit subscription services [Apple] because the proposed structure would be more expensive than the current structure for free streaming services [competition].
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