Who wrote ‘Happy Birthday’? ‘Happy Birthday’ was composed by two American sisters, Patty and Mildred J Hill, who wrote the melody in 1893. Patty was a school teacher and Mildred was a pianist and ...

"Even though the lyrics to Happy Birthday to You and the song Happy Birthday to You had not been fixed in a tangible medium of expression, the public began singing Happy Birthday to You no later ...

Then, the lawsuit states, “Even though the lyrics to ‘Happy Birthday to You’ and the song ‘Happy Birthday to You’ had not been fixed in a tangible medium of expression, the public began ...

They write the “evidence instead shows that Summy sought and obtained a license to publish the Happy Birthday to You! lyrics” in 1935 — and “ Summy would not have had to secure a license ...

None of the companies that have collected royalties on the "Happy Birthday" song for the past 80 years held a valid copyright claim to one of the most popular songs in history, a federal judge in ...

“Because Summy Co. never acquired the rights to the ‘Happy Birthday’ lyrics, defendants, as Summy Co.’s purported successors-in-interest, do not own a valid copyright in the Happy Birthday ...

Jennifer Hudson did her best to kick up the standard vanilla version of Happy Birthday. She did a nice job, which is to be expected because she could sing the alphabet and win a Grammy. But it’s ...

In 1934, four decades after Patty supposedly wrote the song, they finally asserted their rights to the ‘Happy Birthday/Good Morning’ melody — but still made no claim to the lyrics.” ...

That iteration of the tune includes the familiar "happy birthday to you" lyrics and is listed as appearing through "special permission" of the Summy Co. with no mention of a copyright.