A federal court judge has thrown out a copyright claim to the blissful Birthday song from the music publishing company collecting its royalties for decadesA federal court judge in Los Angeles has declared the song blissful Birthday to You belongs in the public domain,dealing a blow to the music publishing company that has been collecting royalties from the song for decades.
US district judge George H King ruled on Tuesday the copyright originally filed by the Clayton F Summy Co in 1935 applied to a specific arrangement of the song, not the tune itself.
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Source: theguardian.com