“Copyright”
-Intellectual property laws creators own their own materials
Subject matter: must be writings fixed in a tangible form of expression
Only covers expression, not ideas or facts
Original work that is independently created (a low bar for creativity)
Names and symbols aren’t covered

-Singing the Happy Birthday” song in public is actually copyright infringement since the song has been a copyright
Though the melody of the Happy Birthday song was taken from another song it is covered by the law as being copyright
-I have mixed feelings about the issue of copyright because I do think work generated by the original artist should be covered and they should be compensated for it as well as receive their due credit when it is sampled but on the flip side of this there is the argument that some things are so public and common that it is almost impossible to track everyone down and charge them for copyright infringement
This is definitely the case for the “Happy Birthday” song
Who hasn’t sung this song at one point or another? Should everyone who has ever sung the song or hum the melody be charged?
This seems to be a complicated issue that has left me with more questions than answers