useless fact of the day - tues

**webby** · 08-02-2005, 01:11 AM

A company, Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song "Happy Birthday".

- and this is why when you go out to eat, they make up their own version of the song. Think about it - have you ever been out to eat, and had them sing happy birthday normal? - nope. Because the song itself has a copyright, and it can't be used.

**Shemmy** · 08-02-2005, 12:04 PM

So if you made a movie and in that movie someone had a birthday party and they sang that song you would have to pay Warner Communications?

tehLOLbbq · 08-02-2005, 01:01 PM

indeed you would.

**webby** · 08-02-2005, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shemmy

So if you made a movie and in that movie someone had a birthday party and they sang that song you would have to pay Warner Communications?

yes, if it showed up in a movie, they would have to pay.

Subzer03 · 08-02-2005, 09:51 PM

yeah i have noticed that in restaurants, but that is just really bizzare.

***C2i0v0i1c*** · 08-02-2005, 09:52 PM

gheydar

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webby Acorns! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Storage Room B Posts: 14,472 iTrader: 12 / 100%	useless fact of the day - tues A company, Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song "Happy Birthday". - and this is why when you go out to eat, they make up their own version of the song. Think about it - have you ever been out to eat, and had them sing happy birthday normal? - nope. Because the song itself has a copyright, and it can't be used.

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Shemmy ID10T Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 424 iTrader: 0 / 0%	So if you made a movie and in that movie someone had a birthday party and they sang that song you would have to pay Warner Communications?

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Subzer03 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: DFW ~ TX Age: 26 Posts: 195 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah i have noticed that in restaurants, but that is just really bizzare.

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