When something is in the “public domain,” anybody can use the work any way they wish. That means every time “Happy Birthday to You” was sung in a film, on television or on stage at a concert, people had to pay Warner/Chappell to use the tune. “A song as popular and widespread, and most importantly, as old as the “Happy Birthday” song, should be … public domain by now.”Ī copyright means you have to pay the original creator of a work to use it in some form. “It’s a rather absurd claim to begin with,” says Ryan Jow, a 22-year-old filmmaker in Burbank, California, who, as a member of the creative community, has been watching this case closely. In late September, a judge ruled that Warner/Chappell, a division of Warner Music Group, could no longer claim a copyright on the beloved melody and lyrics.
You didn’t realize you were committing copyright infringement every time you celebrated in song? Neither did we! But it appears that a big-name American music publishing company has been claiming rights to the song for many years – and raking in the royalties.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG COPYRIGHT FREE
The “Happy Birthday” song, considered the most popular tune in the world, is now free of charge.
Revelers can breathe a big sigh of relief as they blow out their birthday candles.
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