“Happy Birthday” officially in the public domain, Warner/Chappell to pay back royalties

(VIA CBC News June 28, 2016)

A US court has determined that the Warner/Chappell music publishing company must pay back $14M US in royalties previously collected. For more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/judge-approves-settlement-in-happy-birthday-song-copyright-case-1.3655729

And just for fun, here’s the lawyers and plaintiff singing outside the courts: http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_7ocu91z3