Why are the rights to “Happy Birthday” in dispute?

Why are the rights to “Happy Birthday” in dispute? (via The Economist)

SING "Happy Birthday" at a private party in America, and you probably won't be prosecuted. But if an organised group such as the Girl Scouts wants to put the song into a collection to sing around the campfire, or if a filmmaker wishes to show people singing the song in a movie, the situation is very…

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