1. “Happy Birthday to You” was originally composedin 1893as “Good Morning to All” by Patty Smith Hill, a kindergarten teacher and principal in Louisville, Kentucky, and her oldest sister ...

“Happy Birthday to You” was first published in 1893 in a book titled Song Stories for the Kindergarten. The song was then titled “Good Morning to All,” with the same melody we all know today.

Detroit rocker Jack White got to celebrate his 50 th birthday Wednesday in grand and quirky hometown style: a rendition of ...

Lawyers argue "Happy Birthday" should be public domain 01:12. Warner/Chappell has said it didn't try to collect royalties from just anyone singing the song but those who use it in a commercial ...

Happy Birthday To Us All — Judge Rules Tune Is Public Domain : The Two-Way Always a hit (and legal to sing) at private parties, "Happy Birthday To You" can now be used in films and sung at ...

Warner/Chappell had expected to hold on to the rights to “Happy Birthday” until 2030, during which time it was estimated the song would bring in between $14 million and $16.5 million.

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Warner/Chappell Music does not own the copyright rights to the famous "Happy Birthday to You" song, which has become a nearly mandatory part of birthday ...

Warners was expecting to have “Happy Birthday” under copyright until 2030. An IP valuation expert retained by the plaintiffs estimated that the song was to reap between $14 million to $16.5 ...

Warner Chappell Music has been collecting royalties on “Happy Birthday to You” for years but has agreed to pay back $14 million (£10.6 million) to those who paid licensing fees for it.

It collects royalties for everything from happy birthday ring-tones to e-cards that play "Happy Birthday to You." The Girl Scouts once were warned they would have to pay a fee if campers sang it.