A settlement has been reached in a documentary filmmaker’s class action claim that the lyrics to “Happy Birthday to You” are in the public domain and not under copyright protection. The case drew a ...

The song “Happy Birthday To You” is free for all to use after a judge ruled it is entirely in the public domain. U.S. District Judge George H. King found Tuesday that the song’s original copyright ...

Co-founded by "Happy Birthday" author Patty Hill, the Association for Childhood Education says it may be the real owner of the English language's most popular song. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor ...

For as long as I can remember, whenever we celebrated a birthday, we inevitably would gather around the birthday boy or girl and sing “Happy Birthday To You.” And although I may not know you ...

A judge grants summary judgment to a filmmaker challenging Warner/Chappell's copyright to a song more than a century old. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large The world’s most popular ...

A settlement has been reached in a U.S. lawsuit with Warner/Chappell Music over the copyright to “Happy Birthday to You” that will put one of the world’s most recognizable songs in the public domain, ...

(Reuters) - A settlement has been reached in a U.S. lawsuit with Warner/Chappell Music over the copyright to "Happy Birthday to You" that will put one of the world's most recognizable songs in the ...

A settlement has been reached in a documentary filmmaker’s class action claim that the lyrics to “Happy Birthday to You” are in the public domain and not under copyright protection. The case drew a ...