Challenging Copyright Through Class Action: Should Happy Birthday be Free?

According to a documentary filmmaker, the answer to that question is a resounding “Yes.”  Last week, Good Morning to You Productions Corp. (“GMTY”), a New York based film company, filed a class action lawsuit seeking to remove any purported copyright protection for the song “Happy Birthday to You,” as well as recovering all allegedly improper licensing fees collected by the Defendant, Warner Music Group.

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