"Happy Birthday," one of the most popular songs in the English language, is now public domain. The candles have been blown out on the "Happy Birthday" copyright lawsuit. Warner/Chappell ...

"Happy Birthday," the world's best-known English-language song, is now legally yours. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Warner/Chappell Music's claim to the 120-year-old song wasn't legal ...

No more Applebee's servers clapping along to "Happy happy birthday, from Applebee's to you!" Well, they can if they want, but not because they'd have to pay the copyright holders of the popular ...

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 ...

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 ...