Back on Sept 5th 2013, Wesley McGee wrote, in part: > > Warner/Chappell Music doesn't mind if you sing Happy Birthday on TV or > film. Just pay them money first. > > The only way any company could have been luckier in establishing a toll > booth in the commons is if they could have somehow patented, trademarked or > copyrighted the letter 'E'. > > A group of everyone who is sick and tired of having to write knockoff > birthday ditties and to pretend that people actually sing these things have > sued to get the song declared in the public domain, and to have > Warner/Chappell pay back the royalties they collected. > > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/happy-birthday-all-filmmaker-aims-568355 >
THR, Esq. <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/judge-wants-know-happy-birthday-796655> (link) has developments in the case from yesterday (18): The Federal judge hearing the case wants to hear from both sides on the possibility of the copyright's abandonment all those years ago... which, the writer suggests, appears to favor Warner. B -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
