"Happy birthday" is repeated frequently in this upbeat 80s song by Altered Images. The song was released in 1981 and entered the UK charts in September of 1981.

The company has agreed to pay back $14 million to those who have paid licensing fees to use the song. "This is a huge victory for the public, and for the artists who want to use 'Happy Birthday to ...

For generations, "Happy Birthday" — a tune sung to almost every American every single year of his or her life — has made millions of dollars for its aggressive copyright owners.

The Summy Co., which published Song Stories for Children, won a copyright in the 1930s for the Happy Birthday lyrics put to Mildred's melody, but Brauneis said it was only for arrangements written ...

“Happy Birthday to You” was first published in 1893 in a book titled Song Stories for the Kindergarten. The song was then titled “Good Morning to All,” with the same melody we all know today.