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Yes, if someone copies a statue or a book or a song without permission, then they're breaking copyright law unless the artwork is in the public domain. Conversely, the person who does hold the copyright on the statue or book or song is entitled to make such copies.

I still haven't seen a convincing argument why someone who creates a song should have more protection than someone who creates a statue. (Before anyone brings it up, "that's the way we've always done it" is not a convincing argument.)

Because that's the way the sale was made, frankly.
If I make a really, really pretty statue that everyone wants to see I could sell it to a museum and demand in the sale that I get $1 for every person that see it in the museum. I would be in my rights to demand that kind of contract. The museum would be in their rights to refuse. Similarly if I wanted to I could sell my song for a flat fee and allow any broadcaster to put it on for free for the rest of time.
There is no difference between the two, except for that created by you.
Let's say I own a house but no longer want to live on it, and would like to make some money off this house. I can sell the house outright, getting a single lump sum payment for the house. That is cool. Or I could rent the house, recieving a payment per month of use by anyone who inhabits it. That is also cool. The difference is which I would prefer to do, but the underlying laws of real estate do not change.
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