How Does Copyright Law Work?
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In September 2015, a judge ruled that the song “Happy Birthday” does not fall under a valid copyright. Although many people are unaware, for decades the song could not be used commercially without incurring royalties to Warner/Chappell music group. They claimed they owned the rights, and collected an estimated 2 million dollars a year off of it. But, how was something so simple and universal even considered to be owned by a single company? How exactly does copyright work? Well, copyright is protection for tangible expressions of an idea. It is intended to give the creator of something original the ability to use and make money from it without others being able to use it. But copyright law isn’t a blanket ban. there are a number of limitations that do all...
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In September 2015, a judge ruled that the song “Happy Birthday” does not fall under a valid copyright. Although many people are unaware, for decades the song could not be used commercially without incurring royalties to Warner/Chappell music group. They claimed they owned the rights, and collected an estimated 2 million dollars a year off of it. But, how was something so simple and universal even considered to be owned by a single company? How exactly does copyright work? Well, copyright is protection for tangible expressions of an idea. It is intended to give the creator of something original the ability to use and make money from it without others being able to use it. But copyright law isn’t a blanket ban. there are a number of limitations that do all...
