It’s now (probably) legal to publicly sing the world’s most popular song, thanks to an opinion handed down yesterday by a federal judge in Los Angeles. After years of litigation, the court held that the lyrics1 of “Happy Birthday To You” are not restricted by Warner/Chappell’s copyright, handing a solid victory to a group of filmmakers producing a documentary about the song, not to mention the general public.
Via Happy Birthday To Everybody: Victory For The Public Domain (With An Asterisk) @ EFF.