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Stop Singing “Happy Birthday”
| Guest post by: Dan Miller |
Article Overview: Do you know it’s technically illegal to sing Happy Birthday in public? Yes, that song has a copyright just like any other song and to sing it in public triggers licensing fees to the copyright owners.
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Stop Singing “Happy Birthday”
Do you know it’s technically illegal to sing Happy Birthday in public? Yes, that song has a copyright just like any other song and to sing it in public triggers licensing fees to the copyright owners.
Yes, YouTube has been removing videos that have music violations of any kind for a while now. Which brings up SOPA – Stop Online Privacy Act. Congress is being pushed by leaders
in entertainment and publishing to be able to
regulate what internet sites can be closed down. But the bill would be
overreaching and open the door for sites like Facebook, Google, Amazon
and Youtube to present thousands of potential violations and reason to
be shut down immediately. Obviously we don’t want that.
Our
48Days.net site was shut down a couple months ago. One of the 10,000
members had posted someone’s blog notes (complete with link to the
original posting). The author complained to our hosting company and
they shut the site down without even contacting us. That’s the kind of
nonsense that this over-regulation would set up.
Many authors have
been pushing for passing of this bill – certainly, I am not one of
them. The fear that having ideas shared dilutes their value somehow
escapes me. Yes, I know authors, musicians and artists need to be
compensated for their work but we need creative approaches and economic
models for sharing more, not less.
In a statement released over the weekend, the White House said it would not support any bill
that would “inhibit innovation,” for American business and vowed to
protect “the openness of the Internet.” Thank goodness for that. But
be careful singing Happy Birthday at your next company party. You need
to be paying a royalty fee for that. (And yes, I paid a fee to use the
picture here – I didn’t just grab it from the internet)
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About the Author: Dan Miller RSS for Dan's articles - Visit Dan's website Dan is the author of the widely acclaimed 48 Days To The Work You Love and No More Mondays. He writes regularly for many popular magazines and web portals, including CBN.com, Crosswalk.com, In Touch, AARP and Success magazines and the Zig Ziglar newsletter. He has been a guest on CBS' 'The Early Show,' MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Mathews,' 700 Club's Living the Life and Fox Business News with Dave Ramsey Show...to hit some highlights. He hosts a weekly podcast that is consistently ranked #1 under Careers on iTunes. Dan is also a frequent speaker and guest on popular radio programs like Moody Broadcasting, Crown Financial, Janet Parshall’s America, American Family Radio, and Prime Time Chicago. Committed to personal priorities, Dan and wife Joanne have been happily married for over 41 years. Each of their three grown children works in the family business in some capacity, and they enjoy spending time with their 6 grandchildren. Click here to visit Dan's website   Dont Wait for Perfect Starting a Business with Nothing FEAR and RISK What is holding you back Would you hire this person Find the 87 of Jobs Never Advertised |
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