A U.S. District Court judge ruled yesterday that the copyright Sony held on the "Happy Birthday To You" song was invalid. Judge George H. King ruled that he could find no evidence that the song's creators, a pair of sisters named Mildred and Patty Hill, ever transferred copyright of the lyrics to a publisher. As such, Sony basically just lost a $2 million annual golden goose. Movies and TV shows have gone to great lengths to avoid the $10k price tag. The video below is a compilation of happy birthday song alternatives.
No comments:
Post a Comment