On Thursday, Warner/Chappell began an effort to save the “Happy Birthday” copyright by asking for a second and maybe a third opinion. The music publisher is seeking Judge King’s ...

The settlement comes after United States District Judge George H. King ruled in September that Warner/Chappell’s copyright on the song was invalid. The rights to “Happy Birthday” had ...

And King said Warner/Chappell could not prove that the sisters gave the rights to the "Happy Birthday" lyrics to Summy Co. "Defendants ask us to find that the Hill sisters eventually gave Summy Co ...

"Finally, the charade is over. It's unbelievable." Mai-Duc reports that lawyers for Warner/Chappell are currently going through King’s 43-page-long ruling to determine what options they may have ...

Songwriter Jake Holmes sued former Led Zeppelin and Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Page, music publisher Warner Chappell and film studio Sony Pictures in California federal court on Monday for allegedly ...

Warner Chappell's CEO/co-chair explains how he's changed the company during his tenure, the influence of AI and his plan to keep the publisher standing out from the crowd. By Kristin Robinson ...

Warner Chappell Music has accelerated payments to songwriters and introduced more transparent accounting. It follows significant investment by the music publisher in its rights management systems ...

Rising country star Shaboozey has sued Warner Chappell, claiming the major music publisher is stalling his efforts to buy himself out of his contract amid the success of his smash hit “A Bar ...