Can I legally use the song "Happy Birthday To You" in my production?

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Topic: FAQ - Content-Related Questions, Genre, Style, Public Domain, and Soundalike Issues
Title: Can I legally use the song "Happy Birthday To You" in my production?
Last Reviewed: Jan 06, 2012
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Q. Can I use the song "Happy Birthday To You" (aka "Happy Birthday") in my production legally? A. Yes, the status of Happy Birthday as a public domain composition has been litigated successfully and the court found that the song is, in fact, now a public domain composition. Hence, you may now use the composition and sound recordings of it in your productions legally. We license multiple different versions of it here. To see a list of available Happy Birthday songs available for immediate licensing, click here. ----

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Title: Can I legally use the song "Happy Birthday To You" in my production?