Men At Work vs Larrikin

Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2010 in copywrite, pirate

My Buddy Frew has compiled a nice article upon his blog, and I suggest you take a read

…”In 1935 Marion Sinclair entered Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree into a Girl Guides song competition, it won. The song spread and was popularised, becoming probably the most recognisable Australian childrens song ever. When Men At Work got sued by Larrikin over stealing the flute riff from Marion Sinclair’s work, the most poigniant example of the insanity of the current copyright regime was laid bare for all to see”…

http://frew.co.cc/http:/frew.co.cc/music/copyright-to-benefit-the-undead/

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