Michael Foody

In 1990, Warner Chappell purchased the company owning the copyright for US$15 million, with the value of “Happy Birthday” estimated at US$5 million. Based on the 1935 copyright registration, Warner claims that U.S. copyright won’t expire until 2030, and that unauthorized public performances of the song are technically illegal unless royalties are paid to it.
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The carnival had a rope ladder, you would pay money and then try and climb this swivelly ladder and if you got to the bell you would win a big chintzy stuffed animal. I think it was a bear dressed like a pirate. I don’t really remember, I don’t trust myself with this detail.
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He walked down the halls deliberately, he wanted to communicate with his walk. Almost a march. The walk it meant something. Business. It was brisk. He didn’t look at his feet. When he saw a coworker he smiled. He was courteous. But it wasn’t a warm smile. It was brief. It was an acknowledgement of [...]

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The title of this post is really hifalutin, that’s just for fun. OK. Older people are more conservative than younger people. Partially this phenomenon is due to individuals maintaining their outlook overtime as new people are born and the average outlook changes. In this sense people aren’t becoming more conservative so much as the world around them [...]

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I want a new drug
One that wont make me sick
One that wont make me crash my car
Or make me feel three feet thick
Not being sick or crashing a car are good qualities for the perfect drug to have. A number of drugs can make one sick either through intoxication or withdrawal. Also I could see [...]

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If I lost my sense of smell I would be bummed out at first. I would feel pretty down in the the dumps. I would try and remember smells in my mind. My grandfather’s pipe smoke. A new born baby. The smell of money and this girl from highschool’s shampoo. My mom’s cookies baking and [...]

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