Music & Culture Federal Judge Rules 'Happy Birthday' Is In The Public Domain 5:38pm September 23, 2015 by Laura Sydell Share URL copied to clipboard! Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. 300x250 Ad 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate