...copyrighted “Happy Birthday to You” song in his restaurant, Bobby’s Bistro, for more than 20 years. He obviously did not know that Johnny Singstealer had the song’s copyright, along with many other people that sing the Happy Birthday song in public. When it comes to the law, it is clear that Bobby Bandleader had no right to perform the song in his restaurant without working out a deal with Johnny Singstealer, the copyright holder. Bobby Bandleader was clearly engaging in copyright infringement of the “Happy Birthday to You” song based on his unauthorized public performance without the knowledge and permission of the copyright holder, Johnny Singstealer. (Galpert, 2008) Based on the United States Code Title 17 §106, it is stated that owners of works such as musical composition, even this particular composition, have the exclusive right to perform the copyrighted work publicly. Bobby Bandleader is the offender and he should apologize and offer to pay Johnny Singstealer whatever is due or whatever his demand is as long as it is fair, reasonable, and just amount. Johnny Singstealer has the right to collect the necessary royalties or licenses fee from Bobby Bandleader since it is against the law to steal the copyright-protected works of others and perform them without pay. (Unhappy Birthday, 2012) The amount of 1 million dollars that Johnny Singstealer demanded for the past and present copyright abuse they requested Bobby Bandleader to pay is ridiculous. For example, if you wanted...
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...on with my speech, I would like to congratulate all the SPM candidates who have achieved a greater height in our results compared to last year. ( Please give yourself a round of applause! ) Now, I shall start my speech. The first thing, I would like to thank that lady over the right corner, my subject teacher, Pn. Chong for motivating and giving me countless support all these years. Without her guidance, I wouldn't be able to have a chance to be standing right here in such a victorious day. Moving on, I would like to show full gratitude to my parents who have worked very hard to support my education fees. Thank you. I love you both very much and I will always do my best to make you proud of your child. Not to forget, I would also like to thank Therese, Pamela, Jian Feng and Muthu whom they had struggled with me through thick and thin in this venture. You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done. A history of struggle To be frank, I had some of the toughest time back then during the SPM period. I had to burn midnight oil almost every night. Hardly have time to rest during the weekdays. That is why I seldom go out during weekends because Saturdays and Sundays are my sleeping days. Most of my stressful sessions started one month before the exam commenced. I remember one week before exam, I started to rely on drinking Red Bull and Livita to give me the "kick" to stay awake during the dusk. It wasn't easy for me due to the...
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...with a smooth flow. Planning the debut program is important--you don't want a lull in your party lest someone takes that as a signal for an (embarrassing) impromptu number, right? Check out our sample program for a hitch-free debut party. Cocktail Hour (20 minutes) Your guests may arrive at varying times. Before the program starts, you can have a cocktail hour, where your guests can munch on appetizers before the actual dinner. If you have a photo booth or other activity booths, you may also ask guests to enjoy them before the program starts. Welcome Remarks, Debutante's Grand Entrance (10 minutes) You want your grand entrance to be as breathtaking as it can be. To set the tone for the evening, consider having a creative entrance that complements your party's theme. This is also the time for the host to introduce your folks, who have so generously given you a wonderful debut party. Cotillion de Honor (10 minutes) While everyone's energy level is still up, perform the cotillion de honor with your entourage. This isone of the highlights of your debut (you spent days practicing that routine!), so make sure that everyone is settled in their seats before you start. Dinner (1 hour) Let your guests enjoy their meal by employing background music at dinnertime. To add a cozy feel to your debut, you can either hire a band to sing ballads or play soothing instrumental songs. While your guests enjoy desserts, you can go around to take photos with your guests. The 18 Roses...
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..."Happy Birthday to You", also known more simply as "Happy Birthday", is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate theanniversary of a person's birth. According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records, "Happy Birthday to You" is the most recognized song in the English language, followed by "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". The song's base lyrics have been translated into at least 18 languages.[1], p. 17 The melody of "Happy Birthday to You" comes from the song "Good Morning to All", which was written and composed by American siblings Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill in 1893.[2][3] Patty was a kindergarten principal in Louisville, Kentucky, developing various teaching methods at what is now the Little Loomhouse;[4] Mildred was a pianist and composer.[1], p. 7 The sisters created "Good Morning to All" as a song that young children would find easy to sing.[1], p. 14 The combination of melody and lyrics in "Happy Birthday to You" first appeared in print in 1912, and probably existed even earlier.[1], pp. 31–32 None of these early appearances included credits or copyright notices. The Summy Company registered for copyright in 1935, crediting authors Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R.R. Forman. In 1988, Warner/Chappell purchased the company owning the copyright for $25 million, with the value of "Happy Birthday" estimated at $5 million.[5][6] Based on the 1935copyright registration, Warner claims that the United States copyright will not expire until 2030, and that unauthorized public...
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...that he now owns the copyright to the “Happy Birthday To You” song for 20 years. The song was inherited from his family. He is seeking royalties from the use of the Happy Birthday Song. Bobby Bandleader says that everybody utilizes the “Happy Birthday To You” song. He has added his own “twist” in the song so it’s not the traditional song. He uses harmonizing chords, as well as, changed some of the words in the song to make it his own creativity. I am going to decide whether or not Bobby Bandleader will owe royalty payments to Johnny Singstealer simply because he uses the melody of the song and the basis of the song, HBTY. “Happy Birthday To You” is a song that is known throughout the world as the birthday song (Cold Case: The Happy Birthday Song Edition, 2011). The origination of the song was copywritten by Preston Ware Orem and R.R. Forman many years ago. They were the first to actually write out the song in which they received the copyright because of that and were estimated at $5 million dollars in 1990. The copyright isn’t due to expire until 2030, but has now been passed down to Johnny Singstealer in which he now owns the copyright. The purpose of copyright laws and royalties is to afford the copyright owner a fair return for his creative work and the copyright user a fair income under existing economic conditions (Proceedings by Copyright Royalty Judges). Bobby Bandleader has not sung the song, “Happy Birthday To You” verbatim. He has taken the liberty to...
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...Assignment: You are to decide what amount of damages, if any, Bobby Bandleader owes for singing the song in the past, and whether or not he can continue to do so in the future, absent of reaching a licensing agreement with Johnny Singstealer. Please write a one-page ruling that details your answer and explains how and why you reached the conclusion that you did. The issue on the fact pattern of the assignment deals with copyright laws of the United States. For purposes of the one-page ruling that you have to write, I am providing you with the legal background and possible arguments in order for you to arrive at your own conclusion and complete the assignment. Summary of the Facts of the Case: Bobby Bandleader has been singing his own version of Happy Birthday To You for over twenty years at his restaurant. In Bobby's version of the song, he uses the same tune, but has different wordings of the song. Bobby's version of singing Happy Birthday To You became very popular and has contributed to the success of his restaurant. Johnny Singstealer is the copyright holder of Happy Birthday To You. The copyright has not expired and is still valid. Johnny discovered the use of his song by Bobby Bandleader and has sued Bobby for copyright infringement. Bobby is seeking $1million for damages and an injunction against any further performances by Bobby. Copyright Laws: The copyright laws of the United States is encoded in Title 17 of the United States Code. The website to...
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...BULLYING Tamaine Aries Leak Devry University Bullying is described as an aggressive behavior that inflicts harm on the physical and mental well-being of a victim that causes them to have feelings of fear and intimidation. As stated in Boulton et al (1992), “Researchers commonly define peer victimization or bullying as a negative act of aggression (or oppression) that is unprovoked and discriminately intended to cause harm, while carried out repeatedly over time and involves an actual and/or perceived imbalance of power and control in which the aggressor or group of aggressors are physically or psychologically more powerful than the victim” (Boulton & Underwood, 1992; Farrington, 1993; Olweus, 1999; Rigby, 1996; Smith &Thompson, 1991). Bullying has been known to occur from the minor range from one-on-one bullying to more aggressive methods of the bully incorporating random or volunteered partakers, who may or may not willing assist the primary bully with his or her bullying assaults. Bullying from my perspective, is a serious issue that needs to be handle in high consideration due to the increase reports of homicides and suicides that are have occurred based on the devious and abusive acts of bullying. As stated by Barbara, E.F. (2012), “Bullying or bullies from other observations of society can be overlooked as, “that’s just the way people are or “there’s nothing that can be done” (Barbara, 2012). But what truly bothers me about bullying the most, is that some...
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...Happy birthday Summary of Happy Birthday The story is about an old man and a young boy, who are 7 years old. They lived in ruins in seven years without official permission to be alive. They gets some documents from the solidiers, to fill out some information about their age, and the old man didn’t know the boy’s age or birthdate. If they don’t have documents, they can’t get food, shelter or clothing. But the boy and old man gets all that by the digging in the catacombs of cellars beneath the shattered city to steal at night. They decides to celebrate the boy’s birthday next day, and the old man takes the boy to a peacefull place, which he never had been before. They found a smooth, dry table, where they eat their lunch and after the old man said to the boy, he is too young and when he are older, he’ll remember and wants to come back to this place. The old man closed his eyes and they fall asleep and when the old man wakes up, the boy is gone, but he found him later. Characterize the boy and the old man The young boy most be 7 years old, because it shows he doesn’t gets presents in the last six years of his life. The general information about his birthdate and name are unknown. On a day, the war endered, the boy’s mother is a refugee woman, who had left a baby to the old man and never returned back. That’s how the old man gets the young boy. The young boy had lived his whole life in a cellar in a crushed city so therefore he can’t remember so much about the war. It...
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...In the film of Spiderman, Peter impressed me the most. The major reason is that he used his special power to turn down many crimes in the city without asking any rewards, well-known in the city, or even sacrifice himself. I believe everyone will be impressed by his spirit. Once he found he had super power, he tried making use of it. Then when his uncle was murdered in a robbery, he made his mine that he would stop all illegal activities as he can. Even the cost wasn’t small-------spending his own leisure time, risking his life, cannot earn money by doing part-time or achieve his dream. Despite the cost was huge, he had no any reward. Nevertheless, he was suspected by the public as one of the criminals. However, he didn’t change his decision, especially after his uncle’s dead, his hateful towards crimes even grew stronger. These are the reasons why I think he was the most respectable charter in this film. There were two charters who were important to Peter. They are Mary J and his Uncle. I’ll begin with Mary. I believe Peter’s love was a kind of sad. Both of them love each other, but they can’t be together. As Peter chose to be a hero for saving people who are in danger, he cannot with Mary for long time. She then left him along. Even Mary finally changed her mind; Peter cannot accept her love because of his destiny. Moreover, he often brought danger to his friends and family when he countered with different enemies----both Mary and his grandma has suffered this. To protect...
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...Happy 2nd Birthday to my lil man I love you carter I got big plans for you just wait daddy is still here idc what nobody says!!! Like · . SeQuoia Stewart, Justin Bagley and 36 others like this.. Shareace Davis That's really messed up wat she's doing 11 hours ago via mobile · Like. Tonya Richardson Unhappy Birthday to carter with love 11 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Alesha Vega That's right !!! And we ain't going nowhere !! 11 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Tonya Richardson I meant happy , lord I need to put on my glasses forgive me , he's loved no matter what those fools do , trust he's gonna know he's loved by u Justin 11 hours ago via mobile · Like · 2. Courtney Armani Make sure you tell lil man I said Happy Birthday from Uncle Court ^.^ 10 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Jesse Brisco happy birthday carter 10 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Toni Tonez Happy birthday Carter!! Hope to meet you one day lol :). 7 hours ago via mobile · Like · 1. Cj Johnson HBD .... lil man..lol 5 hours ago · Like · 1. 1. Happy 2nd Birthday to my lil man I love you carter I got big plans for you just wait daddy is still here idc what nobody says!!! ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form LikeUnlike · * SeQuoia Stewart, Justin Bagley and 36 others like this. * * * Shareace Davis That's really messed up wat she's doing 11 hours ago via mobile · LikeUnlike * Tonya Richardson...
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...Happy birthday to you is a phrase that has been around for decades and that many people have sung to others for decades also. Mr. Bobby Bandleader has been singing “Happy Birthday to You” to his customers for many years and they have enjoyed him singing it to them. Mr. Johnny Singstealer took it upon himself to get the copyrights of the “Happy Birthday to You” phrase for copyrighted for him. Should Mr. Singstealer be able to sue and collect all the royalties from Mr. Bandleader for using his copyright phrase or should he just let it go and not worry about it. As I stated earlier “Happy Birthday to You” is a song that people have been singing to other people for decades when it was their birthday. Mr. Johnny Singstealer took it upon himself to copyright the “Happy Birthday to You” song for himself therefore he owns the rights to the song. Mr. Singstealer has every right to sue anyone who uses this song without his permission or doesn’t pay to use it. I can understand why Mr. Singstealer would be upset about this when he saw an opportunity to make something all his and for someone to use it without permission would make me upset also. I have been singing “Happy Birthday to my customers for many years and they love it and this is one reason why they keep coming back on their birthday. This is Mr. Bobby Bandleader reason of why he keeps using the song and puts his own rendition of the song on it. Mr. Bandleader feels that he has done nothing wrong because this is a song that...
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...Factual Summary: Bobby Bandleader, a Bistro Operator refuses to pay for copyright song” Happy Birthday”. He has his own version of the song and is one of the main reasons people are coming to his restaurant. If he has to pay for all the licensing fees, he will be bankrupt. Mr. Singstealer has the right of the copyright song and demands fees from the restaurant. He is also not working and the fees from the song are his only income. Mr. Bistro is a customer for the Bistro restaurant and has been going there for years. He goes there because the food is “tasty” and the tradition of getting the “Happy Birthday “song, sung to him. Also his mother sung “Happy Birthday” every year to him, and he also sings the song to his children. Issue(s): Is singing a “Happy Birthday” song in public restaurant violation of any copyrights? Bobby’s own version of the classic “Happy Birthday to You” uses the same tune, but somewhat different wording than does the original song. Legal Concept(s): In accordance with title 17 of the United States Code 101, “musical works, including any accompanying words are protected within the copyright law”. The law goes on to say “The copyright in a compilation or derivative work extends only to the material contributed by the author of such work”. With these two basic rules in mind in order to come to a decision I would have to compare both Mr. Bandleader and Mr. Sing stealer’s versions of the song to determine how much material within the infringing song...
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...superstitions and what their meaning, and religion superstitions in today's society. Introduction A. "Happy Birthday to you. Happy birthday to You. Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday to you. Okay blow out your candle and make a wish!" B. Now be honest how many of you today still make a wish on your birthday candle? Did you know that that tradition is actually a superstition? Just like picking a penny heads up for good luck and not walking under a latter in fear of getting bad luck. You ever wonder why the lady behind you just threw salt on you or why at baby showers they spin a needle of the belly of the mother to be to determine the baby's sex. You aren't the only one. In my speech I will inform you of the many different superstitions that are still practiced and why people do the crazy things they do. C. I am no expert on superstitions when it comes down to why people do such crazy things I am in the same boat you are. But I'll be the first to admit that Yes I am very superstitious. You will always find me making a cross symbol when a black cat crosses my path and if I break a mirror oh boy, I will cry. Seven years bad luck is a long time and it seems to accumulate for me. D. That's why in my speech I will enlighten you among other things as to why that lady threw salt on you, why you knock on wood when something is said that could possibly jinx you and why people hang horseshoes for good luck. In my speech I will uncover the history and origin of superstitions...
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...April Westmoreland 04-21-2016 “Gender Languages In Birthday Congratulatory Cards” As you walk into a store to search for a congratulatory card, it can be daunting to pick out that specific card you need for the special occasion. As a society, we often rush to get a specific card without really thinking about how the congratulatory cards are a part of the “gender language” in our society. Gender language is the properties and visuals in our society that divides gender into different categories through the “language” it gives off. A perfect example of this is the variety of cards within stores, supermarkets, and specialty retailers. Upon entering these businesses, it is apparent that most of the cards are geared toward appealing to women due to the fact large sections of the card categories are for mothers, wives, sisters, daughters in comparison to the small sections of the card categories that are geared towards husbands, brothers, fathers, sons. This project will focus on the gender language segregation that is prevalent within the congratulatory cards in stores. We will focus on the structure of the cards, the visuals, the symbols used to appeal to different genders as well as the importance of the words that are used in the cards to draw in consumers of different gender. We must first look at what gender means, according to Henslin, gender is the socially learned behaviors that are attached to the sexes (Henslin, p. 322). Due to behaviors being socially learned...
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