So I really find this YouTube channel to be a great mix of being entertaining and informative. Mike Rugnetta’s fast paced delivery and visual wit draws in his audience throughout the entire seven minute video. In particular, he was able to explore the issue of copyright through a universally known song; Happy Birthday.

Who knew that the one song that has been translated in every language (even dialect) and has been performed by everyone at every birthday party is still under copyright law? Now owned by Warner Music Group, Happy Birthday is only in their grasp until 2030. But seriously though, I definitely agree that this as a breach on our universal culture, for the sake of a minuscule amount of revenue. But this one hundred plus year-old song is still being played publicly with barely anyone knowing that it is actually protected from the public profiting from it. So if people are treating such a song as if it’s in the public domain, well then why on Earth isn’t it? Why do corporations still need to gain a profit from it?