I was at our church's service on Christmas Eve. I was shocked to hear the Happy Birthday Song because I had never heard it in the public. To my understanding, this song is copyrighted until 2030. (See http://www.unhappybirthday.com/)
Copyrights are created to protect intellectual properties, but they are not ex post efficient. Once the initial production is completed, the most efficient allocation is to give everyone who wants it to have a copy. However, copyrights law maybe ex ante efficient, giving researchers/producers incentive to perform research and development. Without these regulations, initial production may not even take place.
First Peter 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
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