No, the story doesn't talk about how that the song, "Happy Birthday," is still under copyright and can't be used without permissions (and, presumably payment). But this story by J.D. Lasica does tell of the effects of corporate enforcement of copyright law in drastic ways.
"What has happened over the past few decades is that culture has become privatized to the point where we're now facing a crisis."...
"This all comes down to whether you believe culture should be bottom up or a top-down approach imposed by the corporations," Horowitz says. "As it is now, copyright law has become the killing fields of culture."
What was that principle of a positive feedback loop as market condition, that market share begets more market share? I can't recall the catchy term describing the dominance domino effect. But this story reminded me of that.
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