Sports Night (TV Series)
Intellectual Property (1998)
Yeardley Smith: Malory Moss
Quotes
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Dan Rydell : It's against the law to sing Happy Birthday on television.
Malory Moss : Federal Copyright law.
Dan Rydell : Happy Birthday is protected material?
Malory Moss : Yes.
Dan Rydell : Who holds the copyright to Happy Birthday?
Malory Moss : The representatives of Mildred and Patty Hill.
Dan Rydell : Mildred and Patty Hill.
Malory Moss : The authors.
Dan Rydell : The authors?
Malory Moss : They wrote it.
Dan Rydell : They wrote the song.
Malory Moss : Did you think that song just happened?
Dan Rydell : Well, yeah.
Malory Moss : Huh. Well, it didn't.
Dan Rydell : Live and learn.
Malory Moss : Yes indeed.
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Dan Rydell : What's the problem?
Malory Moss : During your broadcast on September 5th, you sang Happy Birthday to your partner, Casey McCall.
Dan Rydell : Yeah, but I can explain that. Wait, it was his birthday. Why do I have to explain that?
Malory Moss : You sang Happy Birthday on the air.
Dan Rydell : Dana cleared it.
Malory Moss : Who's Dana?
Dan Rydell : Dana Whitaker, the producer of the show.
Malory Moss : Oh yes. Well, my predecessor didn't clear it.
Dan Rydell : Who's your predecessor?
Malory Moss : Marty Sheinbaum.
Dan Rydell : Who's Marty Sheinbaum?
Malory Moss : My predecessor.
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Dan Rydell : Look, I don't have a whole lot of time...
Malory Moss : Listen, I think it's sweet that you and your partner sing to each other on television. Others may thing that it's vaguely gay, but I disagree.
Dan Rydell : [Dan looks at woman sitting behind him, who smiles meekly] Thank you.
Malory Moss : Nonetheless, you can't do it anymore.
Dan Rydell : Why not?
Malory Moss : It's against the law.
Dan Rydell : It's against the law to be vaguely gay?
Malory Moss : It's against the law to sing Happy Birthday on television.
Dan Rydell : That doesn't sound quite right to me.
Malory Moss : It is.