Remember a while back when we filled you in on the copyright battle over the Happy Birthday song? Well, good news! The ruling on the case that challenged the copyright held on the iconic birthday ...

Warner Music’s publishing wing Warner/Chappell has settled a lawsuit challenging its hold on “Happy Birthday to You” for $14 million, paving the way for the song to finally enter the public domain, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For a song as iconic as "Happy Birthday," the rights issues behind its usage in films have been ...

“Happy Birthday to You” is arguably the most famous song in the world — it’s also the reason why you owe hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to a giant corporation. Let’s backtrack: in 1893, sisters ...

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 ...

The music publisher will also not stand in the way for a judge to declare the song to be in the public domain. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Sing the song, blow out the candles, eat the ...

The public will soon be free to sing the world’s most famous song. Music publisher Warner/Chappell will no longer be allowed to collect licensing royalties on those who sing “Happy Birthday” in public ...

A restaurant server holds a dessert plate with 'Happy Birthday' written in chocolate syrup - Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Anyone who's been out to eat on their birthday likely knows the joy (or ...

None of the companies that have collected royalties on the “Happy Birthday” song for the past 80 years held a valid copyright claim to one of the most popular songs in history, a federal judge in Los ...