News Source: 7days
| 29 days ago
Lawyers yesterday accused 1980s rock band Men at Work of stealing a “quintessentially Australian” flute riff for their iconic hit ‘Down Under’ at the opening of a Federal Court battle. Music company Larrikin say the rock band plagiarised a...
News Source: The Age
| about 1 month ago
A dozen lawyers sat in the Federal Court and watched a six-foot-four Belgian as he was passed a Vegemite sandwich and poured a pair of frothy beers. Toes tapped and grins spread across otherwise dour faces as music videos and recordings of the hit...
News Source: The Courier-Mail
| about 1 month ago
Sits in the Old Gum Tree is a distinct and memorable Australian melody, so there is no surprise that it ended up in a song that celebrated all things antipodean, a court has been told. But the owners of the copyright should be entitled to royalties...