[78-L] Kookaburra lawsuit

[Jeff Sultanof]

There is someone (can't remember his name; he's a lawyer) who is trying hard
to find a copy of Happy Birthday printed before the Warner-Chappell
(formerly Summy-Birchard) copyright, which is 1934. This would disprove WBs
claim on the copyright.

Jeff Sultanof

On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

>
> Nope. It's Warner Chappell.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > From: dialjazz at verizon.net
> > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:57:17 -0500
> > Subject: [78-L]  Kookaburra lawsuit
> >
> >
> > The “Happy Birthday” song may be the most sung and played song on the
> > planet but collecting royalties must be nearly impossible unless
> > commercial use is made of the tune and lyrics. Supposedly Schirmer owns
> > the rights.
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