Created Thu 30th Jul 2009 9:38am PST by
ghostbuster

Did "Men at work"steal the melody for the song "Down under"?
Settled as Yes
Australian Grammy-award winning band Men at Work may have to pay millions of dollars in compensation after a court ruled a section of the famous 1980s hit, "Down Under," was plundered from a popular folk song.
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Background: A music publisher that says Australian band Men at work stole the melody from a childrens song in hit Down under has won the first stage of a court battle.
Larrikin claims the flute riff from the 1981 hit is stolen from Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree, written by Marion Sinclair for the girl guides
Larrikin claims the flute riff from the 1981 hit is stolen from Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree, written by Marion Sinclair for the girl guides
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Comments: 8
Suspend date: Fri 30th Jul 12pm PST (18 weeks to go)
Settlement date: Thu 4th Feb 4:01am PST
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%
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Created Thu 30th Jul 2009 9:38am PST by
ghostbuster
Settlement requested Wed 3rd Feb 11:50pm PST by
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: Please settle "Yes":
Australia's "Down Under" band rapped for plagiarism
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6130NX20100204 (market suspended)
Australia's "Down Under" band rapped for plagiarism
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6130NX20100204 (market suspended)
Settled as 'Yes' Thu 4th Feb 4:01am PST by
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: Australian Grammy-award winning band Men at Work may have to pay millions of dollars in compensation after a court ruled a section of the famous 1980s hit, "Down Under," was plundered from a popular folk song.
Suspend date: Fri 30th Jul 12pm PST (18 weeks to go)
Settlement date: Thu 4th Feb 4:01am PST details
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http://www.theage.com.au/national/riff-row-leaves-men-at-work-up-a-legal-gum-tree-20090625-cx5i.html
Federal Court judge Peter Jacobson ruled in July that Larrikin did in fact own the rights to the "Kookaburra" score, which was penned by teacher Marion Sinclair for a Girl Guides Jamboree in 1934, clearing the way for the Federal Court hearing
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