Scott Mercer’s Comments

• Jul 28th, 2015 @ 7:48pm

  Re: Re: What I notice right under that "Special Permission" line

  on Happy Birthday Copyright Bombshell: New Evidence Warner Music Previously Hid Shows Song Is Public Domain
  Well, we know Mark Twain is in the Public Domain ;-)
• Jul 28th, 2015 @ 7:46pm

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  on Happy Birthday Copyright Bombshell: New Evidence Warner Music Previously Hid Shows Song Is Public Domain
  Civil lawsuits are possible, even a class action. And guess who's been paying them all these years? OTHER huge entertainment conglomerates! They all have plenty of lawyers on the payroll. There may be an out-of-court settlement, but either way Warner-CHappell is toast.
• Jul 28th, 2015 @ 7:44pm

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  on Happy Birthday Copyright Bombshell: New Evidence Warner Music Previously Hid Shows Song Is Public Domain
  Thank you Senator Palpatine.
• Jul 28th, 2015 @ 7:41pm

  Re: Re: Surprised

  on Happy Birthday Copyright Bombshell: New Evidence Warner Music Previously Hid Shows Song Is Public Domain
  Yeah, wrong. The music was published in 1896 so is without any doubt in the public domain. The Happy Birthday lyrics were the basis of the 1935 copyright claim, as it turns out, disingenuously.
• Jul 28th, 2015 @ 7:36pm

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  on Happy Birthday Copyright Bombshell: New Evidence Warner Music Previously Hid Shows Song Is Public Domain
  A class action suit is in order, and the plaintiffs would be huge corporations like NBC/Comcast/Universal, CBS, Paramount, Sony, etc. I think they all have their own on-staff attorneys to squeeze some cash from Warner/Chappell.