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Old 05-09-2015, 05:24 AM   #279
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I witnessed law-breaking on a horrendous scale yesterday.

I was in a restaurant, and a group of people sang the Happy Birthday song. Clearly audible on the street outside, which definitely makes it a public performance.

I'm surprised the SWAT team didn't descend from helicopters and arrest everyone.
I'm curious what law you believe was being broken, given that "Happy Birthday" has been in the Australian public domain for many years (its last author died in 1946)? Public performances of public domain works are absolutely fine.
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