Saturday, December 12, 2015

"Happy Birthday" Settlement Arrives in Lawsuit Aiming to Free Song From Copyright

This is good. Besides the unfairness of people having to pay to use a song whose authors have been dead for so long, this case made copyright look bad.



by Eriq Gardner
Dec. 9, 2015

The parties involved in a huge legal fight over the English language's most popular song, "Happy Birthday to You," have arrived at a settlement. A judge's order released on Wednesday revealed the deal and vacated a trial that was set to begin on Dec. 15. According to a source, once the settlement is finalized, "Happy Birthday" will be in the public domain beyond dispute.

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