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I've always wondered about that. Does that legally work?
by lifeformed 11y ago
I've always wondered about that. Does that legally work?
- greggyb 11y agoI truly don't know, but I imagine that if you were wearing birthday hats, consuming cake or some other celebratory baked good, and clearly not worshiping an Egyptian river god, there may be a problem or two convincing someone you weren't singing the copyrighted words.
- greggyb 11y agoI truly don't know, but I imagine that if you were wearing birthday hats, consuming cake or some other celebratory baked good, and clearly not worshiping an Egyptian river god, there may be a problem or two convincing someone you weren't singing the copyrighted words.
- KeytarHero 11y agoGiven that Robin Thicke got sued just for writing a song that kind of has a little bit of the same feel as a Marvin Gaye song, I doubt this works.
- pluma 11y agoNo, because it is obviously a derived work. It's extremely unlikely someone who never heard the tune "Happy Birthday" would come up with lyrics for the (non-copyrighted) melody that sound exactly like the copyrighted lyrics by sheer coincidence. You could, however, use entirely different lyrics. But I'm pretty sure it could still be assumed to be a derived work as long as it's a birthday song. Disclaimer: IANALATINLA, etc