Warner's 'Happy Birthday' Lyrics In Public Domain, Judge Told
By Daniel Siegal ( July 29, 2015, 6:53 PM EDT) -- Film production companies alleging in a putative class action that a Warner Music Group Corp. unit's copyright on "Happy Birthday to You" is bunk told a California federal judge Wednesday that a "forest" of evidence indicates the song's co-composer allowed its lyrics to enter the public domain many decades ago....
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