[route66]

Disproportionate would be more than 100%. As you said: the consumers are willing to pay a certain amount. A share of that amount can never be "disproportionate". Are you demanding the same humbleness of yourself when you negotiate your salary?

[badclient]

It is disproportionate given Pandora, after all is said and done, is yet to turn a profit. If Pandora was making millions or billions in income, its easier to argue they ought to pay a larger share to the musicians.

[k-mcgrady]

No one's arguing they should pay a larger share - just that they shouldn't pay less than they are currently paying.

[nknighthb]

And yet no one has explained why they shouldn't pay less than they are currently paying, when their competition pays far less.