HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about Happy Birthday song. article/3/entertainment-us-usa-copyright-happybirt-idUSBRE95C19U20130613
Warner Music has so far stayed quiet and has not commented on the court case.
The company wants Warner Music to return the millions of dollars it has collected for the song. GMTY says any copyright on the song ran out almost 100 years ago. One of the most famous performances of the song was when Marilyn Monroe sang, "Happy Birthday, Mr. The words to "Happy Birthday To You" were added to the tune around a decade later. They wrote it because they thought it would be easy for young children to sing. This was written in 1893 by two sisters from Kentucky, USA. The melody of "Happy Birthday To You" comes from the song, "Good Morning to All". The boss of GMTY was angry about this fee and took the case to a court in New York. If it didn't pay, it could have got a penalty of $150,000. GMTY is making a documentary about the history of the song and had to pay Warner Music $1,500 to use it. However, the record label Warner Music says it owns the copyright to the tune. This means anyone can use it because there is no copyright on it. A New York film company called Good Morning To You (GMTY) Productions has opened a lawsuit that says the song belongs in the public domain. It is the most popular and most often sung song in the English language. "Happy Birthday To You" song in court case (17th June, 2013)Įverybody knows the song "Happy Birthday To You".
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