Ross on Suit Over Copyright on “Happy Birthday to You” (Audio)




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Summary: Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Intellectual property attorney Terrence Ross, a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, discusses a lawsuit by a filmmaker against Warner/Chappell, seeking to have the court declare that the song "Happy Birthday to You" is in the public domain. The filmmaker's attorney, Mark Rifkin of Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz LLP, explains the allegation that Warner/Chappell is not entitled to a copyright. They talk with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio's "Bloomberg Law." (Source: Bloomberg)