Take that: Warner loses Happy Birthday copyright
mainA federal judge has stripped Warner of the rights to the song.
Judge George H King ruled yesterday that Warner/Chappell never had the right to charge for the use of Happy Birthday To You’. The publisher owned only the piano arrangement, not the song itself. Read here. It’s a severe blow to the publisher.
Yes! Now I can dig out my Theme and Variations on Happy Birthday from 35 years ago and play it without worrying about another Cease and Desist letter! This is so long overdue.
Ha!
Finally!