In the United States, “Happy Birthday to You”—one of the most popular songs in the world—is still under copyright. And it will be until 2030. While you’re free to sing the song in private, you need to ...

The “Happy Birthday” song is finally free to use after a landmark court ruling in the US that concluded it should be “dedicated to public use and in the public domain”. It comes after 80 years of film ...

A restaurant server holds a dessert plate with 'Happy Birthday' written in chocolate syrup - Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Anyone who's been out to eat on their birthday likely knows the joy (or ...

None of the companies that have collected royalties on the “Happy Birthday” song for the past 80 years held a valid copyright claim to one of the most popular songs in history, a federal judge in Los ...