An altered "Happy Birthday"
Folks, below is the content of an e-mail message I received today as a "graphic.com" newsletter subscriber:Have you noticed that when someone is celebrating their birthday in a national restaurant chain, the waiters and waitresses sing something slightly different than the traditional 'Happy Birthday' we all know?
Why would this be?
The reason is that "Happy Birthday" is a copyrighted song that earns roughly $2 million dollars per year for the copyright owners. Although the song was written in 1893, it was not copyrighted until 1935, and subsequently renewed in 1965. If someone sings "Happy Birthday" on The Tonight Show, for example, NBC must pay royalties to the copyright owners.
The same principle applies to many well known Christmas songs, including "The Christmas Song", "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer", and"White Christmas." Each of these songs remains under copyright, and may not be used without paying royalties. The problem of copyright and royalties can therefore come into play when it comes to background music and music-on-hold for your business during the holiday season.
At RoyaltyFreeMusic.com we have an extensive collection of well known, highly recognizable holiday music, all available royalty-free.
Latest happenings at RoyaltyFreeMusic.com
On a personal note, I've had the pleasure of working with Jupitermedia, new parent company of Royaltyfreemusic.com, in transitioning operations of the site. I'm thrilled about the things we're working on together. In addition to 4,000 new tracks soon to be available on www.royaltyfreemusic.com, be on the lookout for subscription features that allow you to download unlimited tracks from our library for one low fee.
I'd like to wish heartfelt thanks to all our loyal customers and clients that have used our music over the years. Stay tuned for great things from www.royaltyfreemusic.com
signed: Shaun Harris, founder of RoyaltyFreeMusic.com
posted by Debbie Wolfe @ 4:32 PM
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