opaqueice;195688 Wrote: 
> I think it's even a bit dangerous - if you can own an abstraction like a
> song, then it's a short step to owning an idea, and I don't really want
> to live in a world where one can own ideas.

Apparently singing Happy Birthday in public is copyright infringement
against Time Warner, and yes that includes singing it at a restaurant!
I'll run you about 10k if you want it in a movie, and about 2.5k if you
sing it to your co-host on a morning show: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You

Also, isn't owning an idea called a patent?


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