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You can also sing the happy birthday song for him on MLK's birthday, in defiance of copyright. This is even more apt than you think: "In the 1987 documentary
by jivatmanx 14y ago
You can also sing the happy birthday song for him on MLK's birthday, in defiance of copyright.
This is even more apt than you think:
"In the 1987 documentary Eyes on the Prize about the US Civil Rights Movement, there was a birthday party scene in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s discouragement began to lift. After its initial release, the film was unavailable for sale or broadcast for many years because of the cost of clearing many copyrights, of which "Happy Birthday to You" was one. Grants in 2005 for copyright clearances[15] have allowed PBS to rebroadcast the film as recently as February 2008.[16]"
[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You
- jwb119 14y agoClose. Just signing the song doesn't violate copyright any more than reading a book out loud to yourself would. Singing it in a public place or making a public performance on YouTube for instance though, that's where this is more likely to come into play. Still, your point on the absurdity of this is well taken.