One of the most popular songs, Happy Birthday to You, or simply Happy Birthday, is sung everyday across the United States at every kind of place - homes, work offices and restaurants. Yet, this iconic piece of American culture has seldom been heard in film or on television due to the exorbitant license fee associated with its use. In February 2016, as the result of a class action lawsuit brought by Jennifer, a federal court held that Happy Birthday belonged in the public domain and could be used freely by all.Read More

Although Bagheri and Black may have been the original copyright owners of “That B.E.A.T.,” they most likely assigned (i.e. granted) their copyright ownership to Nokia via contract. Beyoncé's team most likely received a license from Microsoft, to whom Nokia sold its music business services in 2014. It appears that Microsoft is the current copyright owners of “That B.E.A.T.”Read More