10 February 2016Copyright

'Historic result': Happy Birthday public domain deal agreed

Music publisher Warner/Chappell has agreed that “Happy Birthday to You” can enter the public domain and will pay out $14 million, in what has been described as a “historical result” by the film makers that brought the case.

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'Historic result': Happy Birthday public domain deal agreed

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