https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/06/lawsuit-filed-to-prove-happy-birthday-the-song-is-in-the-public-domain/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 28 Jun 2013 04:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/06/lawsuit-filed-to-prove-happy-birthday-the-song-is-in-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-222326 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 04:30:09 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=39277#comment-222326 […] Here Come the Other “Happy Birthday” Lawsuits [Lowering the Bar, earlier] […]

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/06/lawsuit-filed-to-prove-happy-birthday-the-song-is-in-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-220677 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:26:21 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=39277#comment-220677 […] Lawsuit Filed to Prove Happy Birthday [the song] is in the Public Domain, (Overlawyered, June 16, 2013). Share this:FacebookEmailGoogle +1TwitterPocketLinkedInLike this:Like Loading… Standard […]

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/06/lawsuit-filed-to-prove-happy-birthday-the-song-is-in-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-220568 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:44:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=39277#comment-220568 The whole copyright system is clearly out of whack. Traditionally, copyrights were granted for the life of the creator plus 20 years. Now, thanks largely to the efforts of Hollywood, especially Disney, copyrights can last for decades beyond the death of the date of their creation, for example, the Happy Birthday To You (C) song. This is ridiculous. In a related area, there is a move afoot to require purchasers of artworks to pay the artist a piece of the sales price, even on the third, fourth and fifth resales, without a time limit. This is stupid; if I sell my house do I have to give a portion of my profit to the original builder?

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/06/lawsuit-filed-to-prove-happy-birthday-the-song-is-in-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-220505 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:41:47 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=39277#comment-220505 Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
How much do I oweu?,
Happy birthday to you.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/06/lawsuit-filed-to-prove-happy-birthday-the-song-is-in-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-220442 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:42:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=39277#comment-220442 Good for the challengers! Usually it is not worth an individual’s trouble and expense to challenge a copyright troll. If this is their idea of “serving the community,” however, it is money admirably spent.

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