When a terrestrial radio station plays a song during its over-the-air broadcast, the artists and their record labels receive no compensation for the sound recording right. Yet radio's digital competitors — including streaming services and satellite radio — do pay performance royalties to...

Copyright provides broad protection for artists and creators, but these rights are not without limit. In the United states, for instance, the U.S. Copyright Act permits the “fair use” of copyrighted works without infringing under certain circumstances. Other nations overwhelmingly employ the...