Filmmakers fighting “Happy Birthday” copyright find their “smoking gun”

Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:26:55 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/07/filmmakers-fighting-happy-birthday-copyright-find-their-smoking-gun/>

'A 1927 kids' songbook proves "conclusively the song is in the public
domain."'

Good news at last.  Let's hope Warner/Chappell music are forced to repay
all the copyright fees they've charged on Happy Birthday, with interest
and penalties for fraud.

Share and enjoy,
                *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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