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This would be laughable if it wasn't so sad. A judge has ruled that Colin Hay and his 80's Australian rock band Men At Work plagiarized 'Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree' in parts of its hit song 'Down Under'. The ruling means the current owners of the Kookaburra song stand to get as much as 60 percent of the back royalties.
I know the song they are talking about. I know the riff. Its 3 notes and yes it totally sounds like that stupid kids song. The difference is, that kids song is that riff and that riff alone. 'Down Under' has a lot more going on and could exist without that 3 note riff. Apparently the company suing is a big greedy music company called Larrikin so its not like the money is going to some poor family of the dead lady that wrote the children's song a billion years ago. Don't taint such a good song with your corporate bullshit!!!! Leave Comment:
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total crap..... it wouldnt fly in US courts as a song plagarism case... there is a substantial enough difference between the two songs. 
it'd be like third base getting sued for pop goes the weasel. 
I agree; pop music should be public domain the moment it gets released. It's comporable to patenting a chess strategy. 
Yeah, but what kind? They're probably Cubans. That's how they get you with those promotions. 
