oasis split thank fuck for that

woops

woops

is not like other people
someone holds the copyright to happy birthday, that's why in films they always sing for he's a jolly good fellow
 
IdleRich

IdleRich

IdleRich
Didn't it develop from some primary school teachers who had a song saying "helllo to you" to each pupil as they came in? I watched a tv programme about it years ago.
 
IdleRich

IdleRich

IdleRich
woops said:
someone holds the copyright to happy birthday, that's why in films they always sing for he's a jolly good fellow
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"Good Morning to You Productions sued Warner/Chappell for falsely claiming copyright to the song in 2013.In September 2015, a federal judge declared that the Warner/Chappell copyright claim was invalid, ruling that the copyright registration applied only to a specific piano arrangement of the song and not to its lyrics and melody. In 2016, Warner/Chappell settled for $14 million, and the court declared that "Happy Birthday to You" was in the public domain." - must be true cos it's wikipedia.
 
william_kent

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IdleRich said:
"Good Morning to You Productions sued Warner/Chappell for falsely claiming copyright to the song in 2013.In September 2015, a federal judge declared that the Warner/Chappell copyright claim was invalid, ruling that the copyright registration applied only to a specific piano arrangement of the song and not to its lyrics and melody. In 2016, Warner/Chappell settled for $14 million, and the court declared that "Happy Birthday to You" was in the public domain." - must be true cos it's wikipedia.
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I watched that series on Netflix, Griselda, about the woman who earned $80 million a month through her domination of the late 70s cocaine trade in Miami... anyway there is one episode where she throws a party for her bodyguard husband and and I was surprised they all sang the real Happy Birthday song before the celebration takes a very ugly turn...but if it's in the public domain now then we'll probably be hearing a lot more of that tune in the future

as for Griselda, it takes some liberties because the actress doesn't look anything like her....
 
IdleRich

IdleRich

IdleRich
A lot of the fans have been disappointed by the price-gouging, er, I mean dynamic pricing of the tickets. It does kinda seem to be a fancy way of saying "we got 'em by the short and curlies, now let's fuck em as hard as we can for all they've got" but I was surprised to see that Liam actually put together quite a thoughtful and considered response to all this that really took into account all the facets of what is in some ways quite a complex issue and seemed to understand the feelings and views of every party involved.

www.theguardian.com

‘Shut up’: Liam Gallagher shrugs off criticism of Oasis ticket prices

Singer offers typically antagonistic riposte on social media and suggests fans can buy ‘kneeling tickets’
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Liam was also asked how his mother, Peggy, felt about him and Noel reuniting 15 years after the band split. “She’s gutted she couldn’t get a ticket,” he said. When one person questioned why he didn’t give her a free ticket, he said: “Free don’t be silly.”
Another fan asked the Mancunian if he had any “spare tickets”, to which he replied: “Shit loads but there really expensive 100 thousand pounds Kneeling only.”
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Also this...

In a statement, the band have previously said they had not known dynamic pricing would be used in the sale.
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Well, maybe, but if the ticket was advertised at £135 and Ticketmaster manage to twist the arm of some gullible sap so he (or she... but probably he) pays four hundred quid for it then I'm guessing that a serious chunk of that extra profit is passed on to the band. So, conceivably they didn't read the small print or were simply too dumb to understand what it meant, but you can be damn sure that they are profiting from it so that point is kinda moot.

Also from that article

Earlier this week, Liam was announced as the new face of the fashion brand Alexander McQeueen, fronting its autumn and winter campaign.
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Oh I misread that, it's Stone Island actually not AMcQ.
 
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