The settlement was predicated on the basis that getting higher rates for the much more lucrative streaming market was more important and should be the focus of CRB rate litigation, instead of wasting time and money on the rate for the much less revenue-rewarding song downloads and physical formats. But a subsequent comment period on the rate settlement brought out other interested parties — songwriters, songwriting trade groups, and their representatives — who hadn’t been formal participants in the CRB rate proceeding.
Source: Why the CRB Threw Out the Major Labels and NMPA’s Rate Settlement