In a gift to many musicians, movie-makers and other content-creators, a federal judge has found that the song “Happy Birthday To You” is entirely in the public domain. But the move could mean millions ...

Violinist Gidon Kremer of the orchestra Kremerata Baltica talks with Robert Siegel about the orchestra's new CD, Happy Birthday. The disc features many variations on ...

The ‘Happy Birthday’ Song Is Now Part of the Public DomainTV birthdays will be less creative, and that’s great.

A US court has ruled that one of the world’s most popular songs, Happy Birthday, is no longer under copyright. This could potentially mean that a company which has collected millions of dollars in ...

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 ...

The song, Happy Birthday to You, is sung thousands of times every day and millions of times each year. It is that simple ditty of four lines wishing someone a “Happy Birthday” with one of those lines ...

“Happy Birthday” may be the Hill sisters' main claim to fame, but Patty (left) and Mildred's (right) impact on American history extends far beyond the beloved song. Illustration by Meilan Solly / ...

Check out the tracks that will make you party like it's your birthday. Gathering friends and family around a candlelit cake to sing “Happy Birthday to You” has been a birthday tradition in ...

How old are you now? Who wrote 'Happy Birthday' and when was it written? 'Happy Birthday to You' (or 'Happy BIrthday') is now such a well-known tune that people think it's simply part of the canon of ...