There is no better example of the political economy of the present copyright system than a recent detailed analysis of the very-likely public domain status of Happy Birthday. If not copyrighted, than why the copyright claim?
Because it is
a revenue-generating juggernaut, producing more than $2-million a year in fees for Warner Music and the offspring of [...]
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