A federal judge has ruled that the music publishing company that has been collecting royalties for the song "Happy Birthday to You" for decades does not hold a valid copyright to the popular ...

A federal judge in California on Tuesday invalidated the copyright on the “Happy Birthday to You” song, meaning producers would no longer have to pay licensing fees to feature the popular song in ...

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 ...

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 ...

At a well preserved 122 years old, "Happy Birthday to You," the most frequently sung English song in the world, has never looked better. 1. “Happy Birthday to You” was originally composed in 1893 as ...

It's one of the most famous songs ever written—a song that has been the backdrop to birthday celebrations for nearly a century. Now, all of a sudden, that song, "Happy Birthday to You," is gaining a… ...

Over 50 years following Marilyn Monroe's sultry serenade to the President, the birthday song continues to live on with new renditions from Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and more. By THR Staff Marilyn Monroe ...

Every 5-year-old knows it. It is the most frequently sung song in the English language, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, surpassing the works of Bach, Beethoven and the Beatles, says ...