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Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc

  1. November 03, 2015

    Warner Says 'Happy Birthday' Ruling Must Be Reheard

    Warner/Chappell Music Inc. told a California federal court Monday that film production companies alleging the copyright for "Happy Birthday to You" is bunk haven't offered a valid reason why the court shouldn't reconsider its decision that Warner doesn't have a valid copyright to the song.

  2. October 27, 2015

    Warner Slammed For Seeking To Undo 'Happy Birthday' Ruling

    Film production companies alleging in a putative class action that a Warner Music Group Corp. unit's copyright on "Happy Birthday to You" is bunk urged a California federal judge on Monday to preserve his ruling that it doesn't own a valid copyright for the song.

  3. October 15, 2015

    Warner Asks Judge To Reconsider 'Happy Birthday' Ruling

    Warner/Chappell Music Inc. asked a California federal judge Thursday to reconsider a September ruling that the music publisher doesn't own a valid copyright for "Happy Birthday To You," saying the judge should've given Warner the benefit of the doubt regarding questions about the copyright's registration in the putative class action.

  4. September 23, 2015

    4 Things To Know About The 'Happy Birthday' Ruling

    Warner Music spent years collecting millions from anyone who wanted to use "Happy Birthday to You," but a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the company never really owned a valid copyright on the century-old song. Here's what you need to know about the ruling that freed the world's most popular song.

  5. September 22, 2015

    Warner's 'Happy Birthday' Copyright Not Valid, Judge Rules

    Warner/Chappell Music Inc. does not own a valid copyright on "Happy Birthday To You," a California federal judge ruled Tuesday in a class action decision that plaintiffs' attorneys say puts the world's most recognizable English language song into the public domain.

  6. July 29, 2015

    Warner's 'Happy Birthday' Lyrics In Public Domain, Judge Told

    Film production companies alleging in a putative class action that a Warner Music Group Corp. unit's copyright on "Happy Birthday to You" is bunk told a California federal judge Wednesday that a "forest" of evidence indicates the song's co-composer allowed its lyrics to enter the public domain many decades ago.

  7. July 28, 2015

    Warner Hits Back At 'Happy Birthday' Copyright Evidence

    A Warner Music Group Corp. unit told a California federal judge Tuesday that newly-uncovered evidence in a class action challenging its copyright on "Happy Birthday to You" does not warrant an award of summary judgment for the challengers, saying the documents don't necessarily prove the song had fallen into the public domain.

  8. July 27, 2015

    New Docs Show 'Happy Birthday' Copyright Bunk, Judge Told

    The plaintiffs claiming a Warner Music Group Corp. unit's copyright on "Happy Birthday to You" is bunk on Monday urged the court to consider newly-uncovered evidence that the music giant "mistakenly" withheld during discovery, including 200 documents that allegedly show the composer never abandoned the rights to the song.

  9. May 19, 2015

    Judge Demands Proof 'Happy Birthday' Copyright Abandoned

    The California federal judge overseeing a case claiming that a Warner Music Group Corp. unit's copyright on "Happy Birthday to You" is bunk ordered the parties Monday to provide more details on the allegation that the song's composer abandoned the rights to the song.

  10. March 23, 2015

    Judge To Decide If Warner Owns 'Happy Birthday' Lyrics

    A Warner Music Group Corp. unit and the plaintiff alleging the unit's copyright for "Happy Birthday to You" is bunk agreed Monday that a California federal judge, not a jury, will determine if Warner's copyright includes not only music, but the song's ubiquitous lyrics as well.

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