A US judge has ruled the widely recognised song – Happy Birthday to You – as public property.

The ruling ends the copyright claim by Warner Chappel Music on the song and grants millions of dollars in compensation for those who have been charged for using it.

Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports from Washington, DC.

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