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The Free Music Archive explains the project a little more here: The Free Music Archive wants to wish Creative Commons a Happy Birthday with a song. But there’s a problem. Although ā€œHappy ...
Adele Celebrates Her 33rd Birthday with Series of Fun Snapshots: 'Thirty Free' "Happy birthday, my queen šŸŽ‚šŸŽšŸŽˆšŸŽ‰šŸ°," one fan wrote in the comments section of the musician's social media ...
The ā€œHappy Birthdayā€ song is finally free to use after a landmark court ruling in the US that concluded it should be ā€œdedicated to public use and in the public domainā€. It comes after 80 ...
Warner Music's publishing wing has settled a $14 million lawsuit over "Happy Birthday," with the song expected to soon enter the public domain.
A federal judge has ruled that the ā€œHappy Birthdayā€ song is no longer owned by Warner/Chappell Music and belongs in the public domain. The song, which has been owned by the music publisher for ...
According to a court filing on Monday, music publisher Warner/Chappell will pay $14 million to end a lawsuit challenging its hold on the English language’s most popular song, ā€œHappy Birthday ...
LOS ANGELES --Music publisher Warner/Chappell Music will return $14 million in fees to settle a lawsuit that challenges its claim to "Happy Birthday," one of the world's best-known songs. A ...
Have you ever wanted Dolly Parton to wish you a happy birthday? Now you can! The singer announced a new personalized video e-cards.
None of the companies that have collected royalties on the "Happy Birthday" song for the past 80 years held a valid copyright claim to one of the most popular songs in history, a federal judge in ...
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Warner/Chappell Music does not own the copyright rights to the famous "Happy Birthday to You" song, which has become a nearly mandatory part of birthday ...
Ever wonder why you rarely hear the ā€œHappy Birthdayā€ song in movies and TV shows? There’s a simple reason — it costs a lot of money to use it. That’s right, the song that Guinness World ...