Well, I’m from Canada, so I’m not quite sure if the situation is the same for you guys but...

I do a radio show here on a FM station - 97.5 FM CKDU. The show is called Electric Atlantic. I break the one and a half hour show into three segments - first I play local unsigned electronic music of whatever genre, then my partner Greg plays an electro/electroclash/tech house set then I play a techno set. Here's the kicker - we fill out log sheets specifying exactly what song, who produced it, the label name, if it's a new release or not, etc etc. every day for the show. These log sheets are collected by our radio station, compiled, then the information is sent to the CRTC (Canadian Radio, Television and Telecommunications Commission) who then pay the artists who are registered with them a specific amount per song played. I think its $0.05 or so but it's something at least. There's also a day, CRTC day, where each Canadian song counts for more.

I’m not 100% certain this is how it works, but I'm pretty sure. And if so, I then imagine that pretty much all countries would have their equivalent to the CRTC in Canada and the PRS where you are. Thus the intelligent thing would be for producers who know that their stuff is getting played out - register! I mean, the real strength of underground music is pretty spread out (I wish there was one country where everyone was into good underground music!) so there should be no reason for artists not to tap into all avenues available.

The website for the CRTC is http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/welcome.htm