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     <h2>Notice!</h2>
 
-    <p>Unfortunately, a series of recent legal rulings have forced us to suspend our campaign. In 2015, Time Warner's copyright claim to “Happy Birthday” was  <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/business/media/happy-birthday-copyright-invalidated-by-judge.html">declared invalid</a>. In 2016, a settlement was <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/business/media/details-of-happy-birthday-copyright-settlement-revealed.html">announced</a> that calls for a judge to officially declare that the song is public domain.</p>
+    <p>Unfortunately, a series of recent legal rulings have forced us to suspend our campaign. In 2015, Time Warner's copyright claim to “Happy Birthday” was  <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/business/media/happy-birthday-copyright-invalidated-by-judge.html">declared invalid</a>. In 2016, a settlement was <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/business/media/details-of-happy-birthday-copyright-settlement-revealed.html">announced</a> that calls for a judge to officially declare that the song is in the public domain.</p>
 
     <p>This is horrible news for the future of music. It is horrible news for anybody who cares that creators, their heirs, etc., are fairly remunerated when their work is performed. What incentive will there be for anybody to pen the next “Happy Birthday” knowing that less than a century after their deaths — their estates and the large multinational companies that buy their estates — might not be able to reap the financial rewards from their hard work and creativity?</p>
 

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