For decades, the song “Happy Birthday to You,” which had originally been composed by Patty Smith Hill and Mildred J. Hill as a good morning welcome for elementary students, had been copyrighted by ...

There may be no song more widely sung in America than "Happy Birthday," but it isn't free to sing. Warner/Chappell music licensing, which has long claimed copyright to the words, typically dings ...

LOS ANGELES-- A judge has approved a settlement that will put "Happy Birthday to You" in the public domain. U.S. District Judge George King approved the agreement Monday. It ends the ownership claims ...

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Now you can sing "Happy Birthday" in public and not have to pay a licensing fee. A Los Angeles federal judge approved a settlement agreement on Monday, ending the ...

A restaurant server holds a dessert plate with 'Happy Birthday' written in chocolate syrup - Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Anyone who's been out to eat on their birthday likely knows the joy (or ...

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 ...

A federal judge has ruled that the “Happy Birthday” song is no longer owned by Warner/Chappell Music and belongs in the public domain. The song, which has been owned by the music publisher for almost ...