Notorious Copyright Cases - Men At Work "Down Under" (Larrikin Music Vs EMI Songs Australia)

Notorious Copyright Cases - Men At Work "Down Under" (Larrikin Music Vs EMI Songs Australia) In 2008 80's Australian rock band, Men at Work, was sued for copyright infringement when their hit from nearly 30 years previous was alleged to have copied parts of a song written 45 years before theirs. It was one of the biggest music copyright cases in Australian music history and it all started from a question on a quiz show. 0:26 Intro 1:07 Origins of Men at Work and "Down Under" 1:51 The first recording (Audio) 2:02 Getting signed and the first hit single and album 4:52 Spicks and Specks guests try to identify the song 5:24 Origins of "Kookaburra" 8:00 "Kookaburra" in Doctor Who 8:16 Larrikin's new owners decide to start legal action 13:04 Australian copyright law overview 13:33 Audio comparison of the 2 songs (With Isolated instruments) 14:16 "Causal connection"? 14:55 The musicologist's opinion 16:15 Colin Hay's evidence 17:41 Justice Peter Jacobson's ruling 19:33 The Appeal 22:41 Head of Larrikin, Norm Lurie's statement 23:22 Public opinion in Australia 24:04 Greg Ham 25:31 "Down Under" is back on the charts! 26:04 Outro