DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Now you can sing "Happy Birthday" in public and not have to pay a licensing fee. A Los Angeles federal judge approved a settlement agreement on Monday, ending the ...
LOS ANGELES-- A judge has approved a settlement that will put "Happy Birthday to You" in the public domain. U.S. District Judge George King approved the agreement Monday. It ends the ownership claims ...
For generations, “Happy Birthday” — a tune sung to almost every American every single year of his or her life — has made millions of dollars for its aggressive copyright owners. Although the song that ...
The ‘Happy Birthday’ song, which people have used to celebrate for over 100 years, is getting a remodel thanks to TikTok. During May, Danyell Randall (@yellz_lesspartywithyellz) celebrated her ...
It’s tradition to sing “Happy Birthday” when celebrating a friend or family member’s entrance into the world. But for many black people, the familiar birthday song alone just won’t do. When serenading ...
A court decision Tuesday put the classic "Happy Birthday to You" in the public domain, at least for the moment. Up until that ruling, films, TV shows, even restaurants have had to exercise ...
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 ...
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