| Title | Jolly Good Fellowes Accuse Warners of Happy Birthday Copyfraud | |
| Date | Monday July 28 2014, @06:36AM | |
| Author | janrinok | |
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| from the get-your-popcorn-ready-now dept. | ||
Documentarians working on a film on the history of "Happy Birthday to You" have challenged Warner/Chappel's copyright claims in a lawsuit, alleging that the publishing giant has been fleecing the rest of society for licensing for decades. To quote Cory Doctorow, "This is gonna be great."
[UPDATE:] After some legal maneuverings last Fall the case has survived preliminary challenges [PDF] and is currently in discovery phase until September.
Good luck, Plaintiffs.
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