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23 September 2015Copyright

No copyright to ‘Happy Birthday’ lyrics, judge rules

A US judge has ruled that the lyrics to “Happy Birthday to You” are not protected by copyright, finding against music publisher Warner/Chappell.

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'Historic result': Happy Birthday public domain deal agreed

10 February 2016 Music publisher Warner/Chappell has agreed that “Happy Birthday to You” can enter the public domain and will pay out $14 million, in what has been described as a “historical result” by the film makers that brought the case.

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10 December 2015 A copyright lawsuit centring on the song “Happy Birthday to You” has been settled out of court.

Charity claims it owns ‘Happy Birthday’ copyright

16 November 2015 A children’s charity has stepped into the heated copyright dispute surrounding the popular “Happy birthday to you” tune, claiming it is the correct owner of the lyrics’ rights.

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