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Actually he technically did the right thing... You would have had to pay the guy who made the song
Then how come they make waiters sing happy bday to customers then? They don't have to pay..
14 - you only have to pay the writers if you're using the song in a commercial
14- "Oh hang on I'm about to sing Purple Haze lemme write Mr. Hendrix a check. Ooohh shit he's dead now what do I do.." Great logic ya got there.
46- finally someone that's smart is here
What a mean ******* bitch. Being a jackass isn't part of being the boss of some company or business.
This is like saying you have to pay every radio artist because you decide to sing along in the car.
Actually #39, you're wrong. The "Happy Birthday To You" song is copyrighted and the copyright is enforced. Royalties would go to the current copyright holders. Research it. It wouldn't apply to OP because they weren't performing it publicly or for profit. I'm sure that's not why their boss suspended them though. Their boss just sounds like an ass.
46 - Happy Birthday was copyrighted as a work for hire; you can sing it but you can't use it for profit without paying loyalties. I'd imagine these guys weren't asking for payment from this old lady, so they weren't doing anything wrong in that aspect.
It's freaking happy birthday? The boss is prick quit trying to make him sound as if he isn't.
#46 & 48- I know this has been said, but honestly you guys sound like idiots. It's only a copyright infringement if you sing someone else's song for recording purposes. My father sings and plays in an 80s cover band and I'm pretty positive he's never contacted a single band member or rights owner to any of the songs they've sung. Also, I've never once been to a birthday party where some guys in black suits burst in, demanding payment for "plagiarism."
The word you guys are looking for is royalties. You do not have to pay loyalties for a song but you do have to pay royalties for using copyrighted material for commercial purposes.
95 - That's what happens when your phone is programmed like a heap of shit and doesn't understand real words. I know it's royalties; my phone doesn't.
actually the song is copywrited to "Warner Music" till the year 2030. any time it is sung in a public setting or in a movie, radio, tv, etc. they make revenue off it. about 2 million per year. resturants or any public setting are allowed to song it with a changed tune or different words. read up on your facts. but I'm sorry op, ur boss was just trying not to get sued. u did a good thing today though.
Or we you sing at a karaoke bar for that matter...
Even if Mr.Hendrix is dead someone still owns the rights to Mr. Hendrix's songs. Just like Michael Jackson's Estate owns the rights to his songs and thus are the ones who make a profit when one of his songs are used for profit. However, like others said it wasn't used for profit...
You are correct. That is why many restaurants sing their own versions of happy birthday songs. There has been at least one lawsuit over a restaurant singing the happy birthday song to customers (thus publicly performing it) Google it, it's crazy but true.
46, singing someone happy birthday at work is not plagiarism. Plagiarism would be claiming it as your own song.
Unhappy birthday.
Wow you should have punched him in the face....
Yea. Nothing like a little unemployment to show em.
Bad advice cat has spoken.
I'm sure punching their boss in the face would make him un-suspend them. You retard.
15 just should've said "look at my picture"
Good advice, punch the boss and get sued. Good luck in life.
This is one reason why I hate my generation. Ugh.
15) Bad Advice Cat...We should make that into a meme.
36 just should've said "look at my picture"
Lol Shame on OP for assembling the hooligans into a frenzy. The boss did the right thing.
Hi I'm 51. Um I was just playing 13 people who thumbed me down. Come on. You may not know me but I'm the girl in the back who makes shaker noises during the birthday songs. I am the assembler. I am the hooligan. I am beyonce.
Forget your boss, but that was really sweet of you especially since it was an elderly lady :)
What an asshole
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Your boss is a prick . He should've at least let you finish the song .
Forget your boss, but that was really sweet of you especially since it was an elderly lady :)