"'For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.' Song never sung by actual human beings in real life but frequently used in birthday-party scenes on TV because, through a complicated series of transactions and interpretations of copyright law, the rights to the song 'Happy Birthday to You' are held by the publishing behemoth Warner/Chappell, which demands royalty payments for its use."
David Kamp at Vanity Fair presents "The TV Snob's Dictionary."
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