"Happy Birthday" song - careful if you want to sing it

[Rik]

Please don't sing the "Happy Birthday" song whilst reading this article!
Or you may be hit with a lawsuit.

Happy lawsuit to you!

Read the article on Mail Online.
Filmmaker takes music giant to court over ownership of Happy Birthday song.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

[iagman]

Think I will copyright "Achoo" so I get paid every time someone sneezes.

[Cloud]

In that case I will copyright 'Bless you'.

[pauland]

There was a programme on TV a few months back counting down the most lucrative songs (in terms of generating money) and it came top.

Apparently originally written by teachers wanting to welcome their children in the morning - see Rik's link.