2030 -- that is for the U.S. and only because that song is so old that the copyright registration counts more than the passing of the authors (if I understand that correctly).

Copyright of a song passes away in Europe at the 31st of December of the year +70 after the last author passed away. Patty Hill died in 1946 + 70 = 2016. In the Europe there will be no more royalties paid for "Happy Birthday to You" effective January 1st, 2017.

Warner must find another source of income here.


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