Laws 310 You Decide Week 3 (2 Pages 743 Words)

The (Plaintiff) Johnny Singstealer is seeking the sum of 1 million from the (Defendant) Bobby Bandleader, for alleged copyright abuse of the song Happy Birthday to You. The (Plaintiff) Johnny Singstealer is the copyright holder to the said song. The (Defendant) Bobby Bandleader is a Bistro owner who performs the song in an altered version (his own words are used) to his customers on their birthdays and have been doing so for the past twenty years without obtaining any licensing or permission from the copyright holder (Plaintiff) Johnny Singstealer. Is the (Defendant) Bobby Bandleader committing copyright infringement, by singing the song to his customers? Should the (Plaintiff) Johnny Singstealer be paid royalties from...