happy birthday song is copyrighted

[Voynich]

new article on the old but still pretty fkng vexing topic of copyright abuse

http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/374398/copyright-laws-rapidly-getting-out-of-control

[Rytiou]

You never knew this was copyrighted? Guess I just know to many useless facts xD. For example, did you know the dot above the "i" and "j" is called a tittle? Or the little plastic thing at the end of your shoelace is is called an aglet? Anyways I'm getting off topic here. I agree that it's ridiculous and stuff like this shouldn't be copyrighted. I find it crazy how in the article they say the people who own the copyright bank almost $65M a year for it.

[NovaCygni]

In the UK its illegal to eat MincePies on Christmas day, and a Englishman can be fined one silver coin of the realm for not practicing Archery once a week.

Someone recently attempted to Copyright the word "Amen"... thankfully it was rejected... though im sure if it had been a American not a European court, it probably would've been passed... but then being a Pirate, I dont recognize copyright anyway, and even if I wasnt a Pirate, im Cypruit, and we 100% dont recognize copyright!