Who Owns "Happy B-day" song?

Factual Questions
1

Is it Michael Jackson who owns the rights to this song?
And, why isn’t in the public domain by now?

For crying out loud…next, you’ll tell me someone owns “Chopsticks”!
-Jinx

2

Cecil says the copyright, owned by Warner/Chappell Music Group, doesn’t expire until 2011.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000728.html

3

Thanks, D.D.!

I guess I searched the wrong message board - scanning subjects on this board only back 2 years with no direct match.

  • Jinx
4

You can search Cecil’s columns and the Staff Reports hee: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/index.html