'Happy Birthday' Song Is Now Free

MI2AZ

Active Member
Judge rules copyright claims are invalid.

At a March hearing in the case, records show, a Warner/Chappell representative seated in the audience told the judge that the company collects as much as "six figures" for certain single uses of the song. The song brings in about $2 million a year in royalties for Warner, according to some estimates.
 

9andaWiggle

Addicted Member
Record labels are hurting... if the judge hadn't ruled against them, they'd have lawyers perusing facebook, then showing up at childrens birthday parties and suing everyone that was singing.
 
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