Warner Happy Birthday

But the judge ruled in September that Warner/Chappell and other prior companies never had the right to charge for use of the song.

A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled yesterday that belting out 'Happy Birthday' in public should be free of charge, dismissing a copyright claim by Warner Music.

A little later, however, is the bit that resonated the most personally. With Dent finding himself at Lord's and in possession of a cricket ball, he feels the irresistible urge to bowl one ball in the centre. The decision taken, Dent stands at the top of his run-up and, as Adams writes, "He was going to do this properly." The ball is polished ag...

But the judge ruled in September that Warner/Chappell and other prior companies never had the right to charge for use of the song.

A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled yesterday that belting out 'Happy Birthday' in public should be free of charge, dismissing a copyright claim by Warner Music.

A little later, however, is the bit that resonated the most personally. With Dent finding himself at Lord's and in possession of a cricket ball, he feels the irresistible urge to bowl one ball in the centre. The decision taken, Dent stands at the top of his run-up and, as Adams writes, "He was going to do this properly." The ball is polished ag...