'Happy Birthday' to all! Lawsuit seeks to overturn copyright worth $2M in annual fees on world's most famous song from 1893 | Daily Mail Online
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The battle to sing the world's most famous song: How 'Happy Birthday' is now at center of bitter copyright feud - 120 years after it was penned by two sisters from Louisville
'Happy Birthday to You' was written by sisters Patty and Mildred Hill and first published in 1893 as 'Good Morning to All'
Warner/Chappel Music Inc came to own song's copyright, allowing it to collect millions of dollars in licensing fees
Restaurant chains are forced to sing alternative birthday songs to patrons so as not to pay royalties