happy birthday
Did you know that the song 'happy birthday' is currently copyrighted til at least 2030? Every time it appears in a movie, or is sung for television, or is performed at a large function, royalties need to be paid. The full history can be found at http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp
But a brief summary:
The song first appeared in a children's song book with the words-
Good morning to you,Good morning to you,Good morning, dear children,Good morning to all.
Then it was changed and republished with the Happy Birthday words as we know it. Apparently some guy bought the copyrights and the royalties pay $2 million annually. Insano!
It seems that the new copyright laws will mean that the recording of family birthday party sing alongs will be illegal and incur a fine of over $6000. What is the world coming to? http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/soon-recordings-will-be-a-crime/2006/11/13/1163266483975.html read this for more info.. (thanks Clank for sharing that..so interesting!)
But a brief summary:
The song first appeared in a children's song book with the words-
Good morning to you,Good morning to you,Good morning, dear children,Good morning to all.
Then it was changed and republished with the Happy Birthday words as we know it. Apparently some guy bought the copyrights and the royalties pay $2 million annually. Insano!
It seems that the new copyright laws will mean that the recording of family birthday party sing alongs will be illegal and incur a fine of over $6000. What is the world coming to? http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/soon-recordings-will-be-a-crime/2006/11/13/1163266483975.html read this for more info.. (thanks Clank for sharing that..so interesting!)
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