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[originaltext] Any idea what the world’s best known English language is? Bef
[originaltext] Any idea what the world’s best known English language is? Bef
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2024-02-01
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Any idea what the world’s best known English language is? Before you guess, here’s a hint. It’s "Happy Birthday". And because of a judge’s ruling on Tuesday, it’s no longer protected by copyright. You might have noticed how at some restaurants, they don’t actually sing the tune " Happy Birthday to You", because they don’t want to get sued.(5)Here’s why: two sisters wrote " Happy Birthday" about 120 years ago. They assigned the music rights to a music company. In 1998, that company was bought by Warner-Chappell Music. And since then, Warner-Chappell has made about 2 million bucks a year on fees for the use of the song, though it doesn’t charge people singing it at home.(6)Anyway, a filmmaker that’s making a documentary about the song sued Warner-Chappell to avoid paying a $ 1 .500 fine.(7)A judge ruled that Warner-Chappell owned a limited piano arrangement, not the actual lyrical song itself. That means it’s free from copyright and free for anyone, anywhere to sing it, like a gift that keeps giving.
5. How many years has it been since the song "Happy Birthday" was written?
6. Why was Warner-Chappell sued according to the news?
7. Why is the copyright of "Happy Birthday" no longer protected?
选项
A、Because the song was written hundreds of years ago.
B、Because the song is too widely used and should be shared by all.
C、Because a judge ruled the company didn’t own the piano arrangement.
D、Because a judge ruled the company didn’t own the actual lyrical song.
答案
D
解析
录音结尾处提到一位法官认为华纳公司(Warner-Chappell)只拥有部分钢琴编曲(limited piano arrangement)而不是整首歌(actual lyrical song)的版权,因此可以排除其他选项。
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