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15 Oct 2015, 2:00 am by Brent Lorentz
  After years of litigation and undoubtedly hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees (perhaps more), the Court concluded that the lyrics to the song “Happy Birthday” were never actually transferred to Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., the current troll that had been forcing us all to sit through awkward and unsettling performances of “original” songs during birthday feasts at our favorite chain restaurants. [read post]
25 Sep 2015, 7:46 am by 500law
Recently the Central District Court of California ruled that no copyright protection exists for the popular “Happy Birthday To You” song after several decades of dispute.[1] Marya, involved a class action suit against Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 10:42 am by Brett Trout
Rather than paying the fee, the pair filed a lawsuit against Warner Chappell Music in 2013. [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 10:42 am by Brett Trout
Rather than paying the fee, the pair filed a lawsuit against Warner Chappell Music in 2013. [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 10:28 am by Kevin
At least if you paid them to Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., good news: you might be getting that money back. [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 6:28 am
Vindication, I might add, for my colleague Bob Brauneis at GW Law School, who wrote a definitive debunking of the “Happy Birthday” copyright claims several years ago, but bad news for Warner/Chappell Music Inc., which reportedly has been collecting more than $2 million a year in royalties (!) [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 3:53 am by Ben
The rights to the song were bought for $15 million in 1988 by music publisher Warner/Chappell Music Inc. [read post]
26 Apr 2015, 4:30 am by Barry Sookman
http://t.co/3UTxmuGyf3 -> Woman sues Google claiming she lost “thousands” through Google Play Store hack http://t.co/EJRSGUkGu1 -> Google Inc almost bought Tesla Motors Inc in 2013 when the automaker was on the verge of bankruptcy http://t.co/EGFfoxHYGa -> Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2015-04-20: NZ global mode ISPs to be sued for copyright infringement ht… http://t.co/eT0z10P8Bn -> blogged: Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2015-04-20… [read post]
16 Feb 2015, 1:44 am
  * Blurred Lines: sound-alike litigation in the music industry While the copyright dispute involving Robin Thicke and Marvin Gaye [see here and here] is entering the trial phase, Tom sinks his paws in the world of infringement in the music industries, between occasional similarities and copies that go beyond mere coincidence. [read post]
29 Jul 2014, 3:37 pm
But now comes word via Techdirt that a class action suit has been filed by Good Morning to You, Inc. against Warner/Chappell Music, the entity that has been asserting copyright ownership over HBTY (and collecting those royalties). [read post]
13 Feb 2014, 1:24 pm by Ben
The song allegedly generates at least $2 million a year in licensing fees for Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. [read post]
13 Nov 2013, 1:43 pm by Matthew David Brozik
of a recent motion to dismiss made by the defendants, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Summy-Burchard, Inc. [read post]
13 Oct 2013, 5:30 am by Barry Sookman
Dworkin http://t.co/LhLyNNZgfi -> Ban on most robocalls and text message spam gets stronger this month http://t.co/LhvxsEPe2M -> Patent goliath Intellectual Ventures looks to raise another $3 billion http://t.co/5Cf6lyK2NC -> European organizations file lawsuit against UK over vast digital surveillance http://t.co/6KHQw55qbJ -> Composing Consent: Federal Court Dismisses Pinto v BJEC http://t.co/wGf61eBGve -> Computer and Internet Law Weekly Updates for 2013-10-05: Computer and… [read post]
7 Aug 2013, 9:58 am by Jonathan Bailey
However, currently Warner Chappel Music currently licenses the songs for commercial purposes to the tune of $2 million per year. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 6:20 pm
Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., and the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) paid the royalties to Anthony Sepe, who in turn gave half to his brother. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 5:26 am by Matthew David Brozik
Accordingly, Warner/Chappell has been demanding and collecting fees to license something it doesn’t own. [read post]