hpdDL52http://www.snopes.com/2015/09/22/happy-birthday-public-domain/rich1.0Snopes.comA federal judge has ruled that the lyrics to “Happy Birthday to You” are not protected by copyright.http://static.snopes.com/app/uploads/2017/02/snopes-og-image-default.png120063086400<a href="http://www.snopes.com/2015/09/22/happy-birthday-public-domain/" data-iframely-url="//cdn.iframe.ly/hpdDL52"></a><script async src="//cdn.iframe.ly/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>