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"Happy Birthday" Song now in the Public Domain

  • Hilary Sumner
  • Sep 29, 2019
  • 1 min read

Updated: Aug 24, 2023

A California judge hearing a copyright suit against Warner/Chappell music recently ruled that the "Happy Birthday" song is in the public domain.  The judge held that Warner could enforce its copyright only in certain arrangements of the song.

 

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