Guest kidney Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 so it just occured to me, someone copywrote the 'happy birthday' song thats used on the lornaderek track on drukqs. it costs 15,000 a verse. interesting, no? so as well as being cutsey kinda ode to his folks, mr. james is probably stating a 'fuck you' if he didnt pay for it. if he did, its a nice present to his parents. thoughts?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caustic Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 So everytime you sing Happy Birthday do you dish out 15 grand to the copyright owners? No? There you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not_vikur Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 kidney beans are better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noel Edmonds Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 wow man, you can't... like...own a SONG...dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kidney Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 from wikipedia The melody of "Happy Birthday to You" was written by American sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill in 1893 when they were school teachers in Louisville, Kentucky. The verse was originally intended as a classroom greeting entitled "Good Morning to All". The version as we know it was copyrighted in 1935 by the Summy Company as an arrangement by Preston Ware Orem, and is scheduled to expire in 2030. This was the first known written version to include the lyrics. The company holding the copyright was purchased by Warner Chappell in 1990 for $15 million, with the value of "Happy Birthday" estimated at $5 million.[1] While the current copyright status of the song is unclear, Warner claims that unauthorized public performances of the song are technically illegal unless royalties are paid to them. It is unknown, but speculated upon who wrote the lyrics to "Happy Birthday to You." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caustic Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 lawl cause we already didn't know that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 eh, thinking aloud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest analogue wings Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I think maybe the "it costs money" part is an urban myth based on the fact that it's copyrighted. That said, I've seen a few TV shows etc where they sing the song to a different melody, seemingly to avoid the payout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexPallas Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 copywrite laws in america are fucking rediculous, the song is over 100 fucking years old!1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Romhotep Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 copywrite laws in america are fucking rediculous, the song is over 100 fucking years old!1 A-fuckin men to that. Quite bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlgrey Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I think maybe the "it costs money" part is an urban myth based on the fact that it's copyrighted. That said, I've seen a few TV shows etc where they sing the song to a different melody, seemingly to avoid the payout Hmmm, I remember as a kid learning to play the recorder I got a music book with a song with the same melody but different title/lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 ok i'll write a happy birthday song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not_vikur Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 merci le ast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josso Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Aw. You mean you can't remix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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