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Group: alt.usage.english · Group Profile
Author: HatunenHatunen Date: Nov 2, 2007 23:54
On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:23:27 -0000, Meredith ap Rhys
googlemail.com> wrote:
>Is Happy Birthday Really Copyrighted?
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>Yes.
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>The melody for Happy Birthday was first penned by two sisters from
>Kentucky, Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill. The song was called
>Good Morning to All, but bore the recognizable melody. The tune was
>first published in 1893 in the book Song Stories for the Kindergarten.
>The melody has since passed into the public domain, and is safe to hum
>in public without permission.
Is this the first time you've found this out?
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