Re: Quoting Song Lyrics in Fiction (Australian Law)?

On 2/26/99, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
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> I've heard similar anecdotes regarding "Happy Birthday to You,"
> whose melody (as distinguished from the lyrics or the combination of
> melody+lyrics) I contend is in the public domain. The melody is the
> same melody as the very clearly public domain "Good Morning to You."

I guess Igor Stravinsky thought the same thing, but he still had to pay for the right to use the melody in one of his own pieces.

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