Lastly, a key feature of the leaked contract was a “most-favored-nation clause,” meaning that Sony was entitled to increased payment if any other labels negotiated better deals and the right to conduct an audit as proof. There is perhaps no clearer signal of the imbalance in the recording industry than the fact that the major labels have the right to perform audits to extract more money, while artists are unable to perform audits in order to find out why they make so little.

Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, loc. 209