The song has been a money-making phenom under copyright forever. Finally it is free.
http://www.theguardian.com/business...y-is-public-domain-throws-out-copyright-claim
In the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz Song Book #1 a brief hstory of "Happy Birthday" copyright is given: "This copyright is still in force and under current law the tune will not enter the public domain until 2030....it should have entered ...by 1991. The yearly royalty payments amount to $2 million dollars ..."
http://www.theguardian.com/business...y-is-public-domain-throws-out-copyright-claim
In the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz Song Book #1 a brief hstory of "Happy Birthday" copyright is given: "This copyright is still in force and under current law the tune will not enter the public domain until 2030....it should have entered ...by 1991. The yearly royalty payments amount to $2 million dollars ..."
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