Happy birthday to you! Everyone knows the traditional birthday song. But did you know that there are countless other songs about birthdays that are reflective and fun for celebrating your big day?
Save this article to read it later. The rights to the song “Happy Birthday to You” have been the subject of 80 years of legal battles, but they’re coming to an end on March 14. On that day, the ...
A judge grants summary judgment to a filmmaker challenging Warner/Chappell's copyright to a song more than a century old. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large The world’s most popular ...
In a stunning reversal of decades of copyright claims, a Los Angeles judge ruled that none of the companies that have collected royalties on the “Happy Birthday” song for thelast 80 years held a valid ...
The record company that owned the song's copyright charged thousands at times. — -- With a federal judge ruling that "Happy Birthday to You" is in the public domain, the people who coughed up to ...
While some thought the song was harmless, others, including the 6-year-old's mother, found it racist and offensive.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a gift to many musicians, movie-makers and other content-creators, a federal judge has found that the song "Happy Birthday To You" is entirely in the public domain. But the move ...
When you hear a cover of a familiar song, you likely still recognize the song, even if it’s suddenly in a different tempo, an octave higher or played on different instruments and sung by a different ...
A restaurant server holds a dessert plate with 'Happy Birthday' written in chocolate syrup - Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Anyone who's been out to eat on their birthday likely knows the joy (or ...
LOS ANGELES — In a stunning reversal of decades of copyright claims, a federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Warner/Chappell Music does not hold a valid copyright claim to the Happy Birthday To ...