Warner will pay 14 million. dollars to those who were charged to sing ‘Happy Birthday’

The “Happy Birthday”, one of the most famous songs in English is not free of rights (public domain)…
Yes, the Warner/Chappell, the music company, which for years maintained that owns the rights to “Happy Birthday To You”, was forced to pay 14 million. dollars as compensation to those who charged all these years for the use of the song.
The 120 years of age and 16 λέξων “Happy Birthday To You” had an adventurous path to the courts from 2013. In September 2015 the American judge Carolyn prof. dineen King decided that the copyright of the song have expired.
In fact, according to the lawsuit, Warner/Chappell, the company had profits of more than 2 million. dollars a year, just from the use of the rights of the song.
The production company documentary Good Morning To You Productions, she was the one who started the litigation, when the charged $ 1,500 to use the song, claiming that the copyright of “Happy Birthday To You” expired in 1921.
The decision of the american court will have a great effect in TV, music and movies, you can use the song without paying.
The song was written by sisters Mildred and Patty Hill and sold to Clayton F. Summy in 1893. The company Summy was purchased by the Warner Music Group in 1998.