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05: Who Owns Happy Birthday?

December 1, 2015 Matthew Billy

Jennifer Nelson is a documentary filmmaker who wanted to make a movie about the song “Happy Birthday to You.” When she inquired about using the song in her film the owners of the song forced her to pay for it, and she did. However, while Jennifer Nelson was researching her film, she uncovered some evidence that could prove that the people she paid may not own the song and never did.

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Tags Copyright, Music, History, Happy Birthday, Mark Rifkin, Jennifer Nelson
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