[Dixielandjazz] Happy headline - "Happy Birthday" is not in copyright

[Charles Suhor]

The true originator of "Happy Birthday"? --Buddy Bolden, of course. (Morton's claims notwithstanding)

Charlie Suhor

On Aug 6, 2014, at 7:40 PM, Stan Brager wrote:

> Now you tell me, Bob;
> 
> I just sent Warner the royalties for my last birthday which I celebrated with my wife. I claimed that it was a duet in the hopes that they wouldn't charge for 2 copies.
> 
> Stan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Ringwald [mailto:rsr at ringwald.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 4:57 PM
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> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Happy headline - "Happy Birthday" is not in copyright
> 
> Date: Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:57 pm ((PDT))
> From: BoingBoing.net
> Lawsuit: "Happy Birthday" is not in copyright, and Warner owes the world hundreds of millions for improperly collected royalties http://boingboing.net/2013/06/13/lawsuit-happy-birthday-is.html
> 
> -Bob Ringwald
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