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Originally Posted by Luffy
In 1988, Warner Communications paid $28,000,000 for the rights to the song "Happy Birthday To You". It was composed in 1924 by two women, but Irving Berlin first included the words to the music in 1933. Officially, if you sing it in a public place, you owe Warner Communications money. It was also the first song to be sung in space, by the Apollo 9 crew. The song was originally a song to be sung in class, referred to as "Good Morning To All".
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Whether or not these details are 100% accurate, what I find staggering is why Warner would pay such a vast sum for the rights? The only place we hear the song in our daily lives, generally, is at a birthday party, and I'd like to see Warner try to claim royalties on that!???
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