Intellectual Property
Oct. 1, 2015
Happy birthday, from a copyright clerk to you
There's a few takeways to be had from the recent copyright dispute over the world's most popular song, "Happy Birthday to You." By Corey Field
Corey Field
Corey Field Law Group, P.C.Email: cfield@coreyfieldlaw.com
Corey practices entertainment, media, copyright and trademark law. He is the author of the new practice guide "Entertainment Law Fundamentals and Practice" published by Cognella, and an adjunct at USC Gould School of Law.
December 9, 1935, began as a cold Monday morning in Washington D.C. You could see your frosty breath in the frozen air. On a train or street car or a bus, an unknown clerk headed to their job at the Copyright Office, probably reading the newspaper accounts of the previous day's NFL games, or perusing the radio program listings and planning to enjoy a program that evening, perhaps "The Lone Ranger," or "Buck Rogers," or "Benny Goodma...
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