Singing "Happy Birthday" is finally legal

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Singing "Happy Birthday" is finally legal

Postby BarbaraC » Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:58 am

Not everyone may be aware that a company has, for years, claimed the rights to the "Happy Birthday" song and has been collecting a huge amount of royalties on it.

Read this and grin: http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... CMP=twt_gu

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Re: Singing "Happy Birthday" is finally legal

Postby tdew » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:36 am

Thank goodness! Maybe now the birthdays celebrated in restaurants will sound better.

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Re: Singing "Happy Birthday" is finally legal

Postby seektheburd » Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:14 pm

I read that article too with delight earlier this week. :)
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