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Before its copyright was struck down in 2015, how much did 'Happy Birthday to You' earn in royalties per year?
2 million
US dollars per year
2,000,000 exactly, give or take
'Happy Birthday' earned Warner/Chappell an estimated $2 million a year in royalties — which is why films and restaurants invented their own birthday songs for decades.SOURCEUS federal court filings, Marya v. Warner/Chappell (2015)
Scale check: 2 million is roughly everyone in Birmingham.
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