Men At Work vs. The Man: ’80s Band Charged With Plagiarism? Not cool! Your thoughts?
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"Kookaburra" nearly two decades ago, filed the suit after hearing a snippet of "Down Under" played on an Australian quiz show last year. And now, after this week’s ruling, Larrikin stands to collect a substantial amount of royalties (somewhere between 40 and 60 percent) from Men At Work, "Down Under" songwriters Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, and record labels Sony BMG and EMI. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/105260/men-at-work-vs-the-man-80s-band-charged-with-plagiarism/
"It’s a big win for the underdog," Larrikin’s lawyer Adam Simpson told Australian reporters–although, sadly, Marion Sinclair will not be seeing any of that money (she passed away long ago), and neither will any of her heirs, since the song’s rights were sold to Larrikin in 1990 after Sinclair’s death.
I bet the judge "just smiled and gave Men At Work a vegemite sandwhich?"
That’s just me using some of their lyrics (Which is really not their lyrics) in a pun sort of way. ( ^ _ ^ )
That song is soo old nobody cares.
February 11th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
That song is soo old nobody cares.
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February 11th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
I saw that and I was like wow that was ages ago and they are only picking up on it now. I saw it on the news and the song has been stick in my head thanks to those news people playing it.
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February 11th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Since they waited so long to file a lawsuit, you wouldn’t think they’d have the option to do so anymore! Of course, if the song is a rip off, that still is a problem. To be seriously, I don’t really care even though that Men At Work song is pretty freakin’ funny!
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