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Fat Tony @lemmy.world

3d ago

TIL the generic but world famous 'Happy Birthday to You' song was actually copyrighted until 2016

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Happily, “Happy Birthday to You” Is in the Public Domain Now

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There was a long running TV Trope caused by shows not wanting to license happy birthday.
- Scene starts
  🎶 tooo yooouuu! 🎶
  I never would have thought this is a legit way of circumventing copyright. Holy shit.
  Obligatory Community clip
  
  30 Rock did it the other way around while also poking fun at the trope itself
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MymL4feJOhs
- Crazy ! I didn’t know that

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