The Guinness Book of World Records calls "Happy Birthday to You" the most recognized song in the English language. But you'll rarely ever hear it on TV or in a movie. Instead, you usually hear ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- St. George-based accordion iconcoclast Guy Klucevsek might have chosen a retrospective program for his 70 th birthday concert Saturday in the Newhouse Center for Contemporary ...

“Happy Birthday” is one of the most widespread songs of all time. Even those outside of the U.S. (Where the song was initially written) have translated this familiar tune into their languages, ...

It's one of the most famous songs ever written—a song that has been the backdrop to birthday celebrations for nearly a century. Now, all of a sudden, that song, "Happy Birthday to You," is gaining a… ...

None of the companies that have collected royalties on the “Happy Birthday” song for the past 80 years held a valid copyright claim to one of the most popular songs in history, a federal judge in Los ...

The music publisher will also not stand in the way for a judge to declare the song to be in the public domain. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Sing the song, blow out the candles, eat the ...

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 ...