Perhaps, yet copyright is a government granted monopoly on a work that was granted to forward the public good. The point was to give artists incentive to create, not to give their heirs a perpetual gravy train. Musicians have had compulsory licenses under radio for a long, long time. It's the only way that music on radio is possible, and the major way that artists introduced their music to the public. Don't recall reading about very many music groups complaining about having their songs on the radio, back when radio was popular.
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