EMI appeals ruling that Men at Work copied tune (AP) PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 25 February 2010 08:02

FILE - Members of 'Men at Work' pose with their Grammy for best new artist at the awards show in Los Angeles in this Feb. 22, 1983 file photo. From left: Greg Hamm, Ron Strykert, Colin Hay, Jerry Speiser and John Rees. Australian band Men at Work copied a well-known children's campfire song for the flute melody in its 1980s hit 'Down Under' and owes the owner years of royalties, a court ruled Thursday Feb. 4, 2010. 'Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree' was written more than 70 years ago by Australian teacher Marion Sinclair for a Girl Guides competition, and the song has been a favorite around campfires from New Zealand to Canada. (AP Photo, File)AP - Record company EMI lodged an appeal Thursday against a court ruling that the Australian band Men at Work copied a flute melody from a children's campfire song in their 1980s hit "Down Under."


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