I’m all for copyright and patent law, but some of the awarded copyrights (and patents!) are just simply RI-DICU-LOUS. In my opinion this has always been one of them.

Federal judge rules ‘Happy Birthday’ song in public domain
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/federal-judge-rules-happy-birthday-song-in-public-domain/ar-AAeExRs?ocid=ansmsnmoney11

Dear Judge: Thank you for your display of sanity.