Who Owns The Rights To Happy Birthday
A federal judge has ruled that the happy birthday song is no longer owned by warner/chappell music and belongs in the public domain. In 2016, a u. s. Federal court ruled that happy birthday to you was in the public domain, ending decades of royalty collections and freeing the song for unrestricted public use. The courts decision was a significant win for culture and open access to music. As of the latest information, warner/chappell music holds the exclusive rights to happy birthday to you.
What was the basis of the lawsuit over happy birthday? The lawsuit stemmed from who held the rights to the version of the song published by the summy company (later warner/chappell). In 1988, over a century later, warner chappell bought happy birthday to you from birchtree ltd. , the dittys previous copyright owner. Who owns the song happy birthday to you? After settling the dispute in 1935, they officially registered the copyright for the birthday version. Decades later, the tune became a corporate treasure. In 1988, warner/chappell music, a subsidiary of warner music group, acquired the rights for approximately $25 million.
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