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Good news for #openCulture - in January, "We Shall Overcome" became public domain after a federal judge ruled the key verse could not be copyrighted for lack of originality.
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#missedInRealTime #thread
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#missedInRealTime #thread
The lawyers that handled that lawsuit are the same ones who brought "Happy Birthday" into #publicDomain in 2015:
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In 2016, the lawyers filed suit against the same music publisher over "This Land Is Your Land." Let me know if you see an updated status!
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