I've noticed this in several movies, and I believe I heard that "Happy Birthday" is copyrighted which is why it cannot be sung by a cast in a movie. Can anyone tell me if this is true or not?
2006-12-03 08:26:56 · 5 answers · asked by faithful 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Yes it's copyrighted. It can be sung in movies but it's VERY expensive.
2006-12-03 08:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is true, but the rights to Happy Birthday go out next year, so it will be allowed to be in movies after that.
2006-12-03 16:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it's copyrighted. This is also why restaurants can't use it and thus make up their own birthday songs.
2006-12-03 16:35:55 · answer #3 · answered by tamesbadger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Snopes.com (very reliable) this is true. It is currently under copyright.
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp
2006-12-03 16:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by Robert E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is true, they would have to pay everytime the movie played and to get it on dvd they would have to pay a premium
2006-12-03 16:29:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋