Australian rockers Men at Work have lost their final court bid to prove they did not steal the distinctive flute riff of their 1980s hit "Down Under" from the children's campfire staple "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree." But because the lawsuit was filed only two years ago, the band won't have to give up royalties from its heyday.
October 10, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In singing of Vegemite, they plundered a kookaburra.
Australian rockers Men at Work lost their final court bid on Friday to prove they did not steal the distinctive flute riff of their 1980s hit “Down Under” from another of the country’s most famous songs, the children’s campfire staple “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.”
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