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Why is it in movies no one ever sings happy birthday but instead, sings "For (s)he's a jolly good fellow."
I've noticed this in several movies, and I believe I heard that "Happy Birthday" is copyrighted which is why it cannot be sung by a cast in a movie. Can anyone tell me if this is true or not?
5 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes it's copyrighted. It can be sung in movies but it's VERY expensive.
Source(s): Friends wanted to use it in a student film but were told they still had to pay the $600,000 or whatever it costed. - Anonymous1 decade ago
That is true, but the rights to Happy Birthday go out next year, so it will be allowed to be in movies after that.
- 1 decade ago
Yep, it's copyrighted. This is also why restaurants can't use it and thus make up their own birthday songs.
- 1 decade ago
According to Snopes.com (very reliable) this is true. It is currently under copyright.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
it is true, they would have to pay everytime the movie played and to get it on dvd they would have to pay a premium
