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Originally Posted by RawAlex
I can tell you that in Canada, the music rights people are out in bars and nightclubs making sure they are paying for the performance rights on the music they play. Even live bands are required (in theory anyway) to submit payment for the music they perform.
Most people just aren't aware of all of the implications of copyright and what it means.
Remember, every time someone sings happy birthday on the TV, radio, or in a movie, Michael Jackson makes money.
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Yeah, a lot of people don't realize that the song Happy Birthday is actually copyrighted...I can't remember the movie, but they start singing Happy Birthday and someone cuts them off and says "We can't afford the righrts to the song, so just have a great birthday"