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Since the 1950s, more than 500 people have lost their lives in the forest, mostly suicides.
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The three richest men in the world are worth as much as the 40 most poorest countries of the world.

During 2005, there occurred 28 full-fledged wars and eleven other minor armed conflicts, worldwide.

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Entities of the United States Government are horrible places to get facts.

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did you know that the song happy birthday can not be sung in public as it is copyrighted.. thats why when you go out to restaurants to eat, they all usually have their own cheesey version that they sing instead..

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did you know that the song happy birthday can not be sung in public as it is copyrighted.. thats why when you go out to restaurants to eat, they all usually have their own cheesey version that they sing instead..

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I could be wrong, but I believe you are wrong about this. Or the source you gathered this information from was wrong. I believe that the song "Happy Birthday" although copyrighted, can still be used for one of two reasons in public-area.

1: It is not being used for profits of any kind (The actual meal is the purchase your making, the profit) the song is just an additional add-on for special guests. Guests are not charged for the song to be reenacted.

2: The song, because of popularity, & worldwide use, falls under the "Fair Use" act, in which a copyrighted piece can be used under fair use, due to it's common-use.

Again, I could be wrong... but I highly doubt it. I guess my "Did You Know" would be, "Did You Know You CAN Use The Happy Birthday Song In Public Without Being Sued..." lol.

yeah, i forget where i read this from, and i had thought the same as you on the fair use act, but where ever i got the info from said that it was a copyrighted song and couldn't be performed in public.. why else does every restaurant sing not happy birthday to you, but rather,.. happy happy birthday birthday to you, or some spin off than?
ill try and find where i found this from if i can.. i'm pretty sure it was awhile ago on msn, my homepage..

idk man, but i still think im right about this one.. i just found that time warner owns the rights for the song, and even if a restaruant were to sing the song, they are supposed to pay royalties to tw.. heres a link i just found in about a two seceond search..
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=5413561&page=1

racerboy71 said:

idk man, but i still think im right about this one.. i just found that time warner owns the rights for the song, and even if a restaruant were to sing the song, they are supposed to pay royalties to tw.. heres a link i just found in about a two seceond search..
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=5413561&page=1

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No, no, no, after reading that, it reinstates what I was saying, please be aware of the trickery the media uses while writing articles in order to make them sound more "scary" if used.

#1 "Use it for any commercial purpose, and you are supposed to pay up, says George Washington University School of Law professor Robert Brauneis."

-Nowhere did they they say that it was illegal did they? They simply stated a "Law Professor's" opinion on the matter. Other law professors can agree or disagree with that opinion. It's like when the news get a guest & says "We have expert biologist Mr. Shorts on today to discuss global warming." Shorts might give recommendations & opinions on how we can possibly save by doing this or that, but ultimately, it's his opinion only, usually the news has 2 guests from the same profession & resume or background schooling to debate.

Also notice, it says you must pay for commercial use not for public use. There is a fine line between the two... commercial is profit, public is not. Therefore, there is a grey line allowing restaurants to use it & 10/10 times if sued, the restaurant will win with fair use act & because it is not being used for commercial purposes.

#2 "The Girl Scouts once were warned they would have to pay a fee if campers sang it. Even restaurants are supposed to pay, which is why some chains have their waiters sing alternative birthday songs that require no rights payments."

-Again, notice the wording. Even restaurants are suppose to pay... suppose to, meaning they are not required to. You can say, your not suppose to smoke cigarettes in front of babies, because of health issues, but that doesn't mean you can't.

#3 "But if you want to use it in a television show, a movie, or a television commercial, you'll pay anywhere from $5,000 to $30,000 for those rights."

-Like stated, they must pay because they are using it for commercial purposes & for profits, they didn't use any examples of restaurants paying anywhere from $5-30 grand now did they? Because a restaurant has never had to.

#4 "Warner Brothers continues to collect more than $2 million each year in royalties"

-Again, the trickery. They collect more than $2 million in royalties not in won cases. Royalties is just an agency paying for the use of the song for broadcast, so I'd imagine they do get $2 million. But that's nothing as apposed to how much the song is actually played throughout a years span, it is probably played 2 million times per day.

#5 "You may be engaging in copyright infringement."

-Trickery, trickery, trickery... notice it says "You may be" it doesn't say "You are".

The chances of a representative from the copyright agency eating a meal in your restaurant at the sametime as a birthday guest(s) & at the exact moment of the song being performed, then wanting to sue is less likely then winning the lottery twice in the same day... literally.

The reason they tweak the song is because it gives that particular restaurant they're own "thing". Many restaurants do this to be different, so when customers hear the song in a new light, it doesn't sound like the same old boring Birthday melody. They want customers around to hear they're version & leave the restaurant saying, "Let's bring Andy here for his birthday I liked El Rosel's adaptation of the song..." it's a marketing strategy by the restaurant not a copyright evading strategy.

Not to mention, by reenacting the song, you are using your right to freedom of speech because you are speaking the song, you are not presenting the song as a product. So think about that, a good lawyer (Like myself) will argue the fact with the freedom of speech act.

Like I said, I could be wrong, lol.

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Macadamia nuts are not sold in their shells because it takes 300 pounds per square inch of pressure to break the shell

Not only do they go amazing in cookies, Their also pretty badass!

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Kangaroos can not walk backwards.

Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.

The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 864 F (462 C).

Earth travels through space at 107,343 kilometers per hour.

Male platypus can shoot venom out of glands on their rear legs, which is enough to cause severe pain humans.

Polar bears can smell seals 20 miles away.
Polar bear liver contain so much Vitamin A that it can be fatal if eaten by a human.
The Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) was called "haly-butte" in Middle English, meaning the flatfish to be eaten on holy days.
Halibut larvae begin life in an upright position with eyes on both sides of their head. When they are about an inch long, the left eye migrates over the snout to the right side of the head, and the color of the left side fades.

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It was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in Switzerland.

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