Saw this on Yahoo! Not sure if it applied in the UK
"People can now sing the song Happy Birthday To You in public without fearing that they will have to pay royalties.
A judge in the United States has ruled Warner/Chappell Music Inc no longer owns the copyright on the iconic song.
The music publisher had previously collected royalties on the track after buying the firm that owned the copyright in 1988.
The song's lyrics were first written down in 1911 and the music and words were first published together in 1935.
Under US law, copyright remains on a piece of music for 95 years after it is first published."
"People can now sing the song Happy Birthday To You in public without fearing that they will have to pay royalties.
A judge in the United States has ruled Warner/Chappell Music Inc no longer owns the copyright on the iconic song.
The music publisher had previously collected royalties on the track after buying the firm that owned the copyright in 1988.
The song's lyrics were first written down in 1911 and the music and words were first published together in 1935.
Under US law, copyright remains on a piece of music for 95 years after it is first published."
Sing Happy Birthday For Free
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