DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Now you can sing "Happy Birthday" in public and not have to pay a licensing fee. A Los Angeles federal judge approved a settlement agreement on Monday, ending the ...

A federal judge has ruled that the “Happy Birthday” song is no longer owned by Warner/Chappell Music and belongs in the public domain. The song, which has been owned by the music publisher for almost ...

The Guinness Book of World Records calls "Happy Birthday to You" the most recognized song in the English language. But you'll rarely ever hear it on TV or in a movie. Instead, you usually hear ...

The “Happy Birthday” song is finally free to use after a landmark court ruling in the US that concluded it should be “dedicated to public use and in the public domain”. It comes after 80 years of film ...

The music publisher points out some key flaws in a lawsuit that looks to establish that "Happy Birthday" belongs to all. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large With the English language’s most ...

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Warner/Chappell Music does not own the copyright rights to the famous "Happy Birthday to You" song, which has become a nearly mandatory part of birthday ...

Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday" during a celebration in New York's Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962 to mark President John F. Kennedy's upcoming 45th birthday (Rex) A yellowed page in a ...

A federal judge has ruled that Warner/ Chappell does not have a valid copyright for “Happy Birthday to You.” We, the “public” in the “public domain,” stand to gain a lot from that landmark decision, ...

LOS ANGELES-- A judge has approved a settlement that will put "Happy Birthday to You" in the public domain. U.S. District Judge George King approved the agreement Monday. It ends the ownership claims ...