Men at Work to pay 5% of royalties for Down Under riff

Judge issues penalty after band copied flute solo from campfire song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum TreeA judge in Sydney has ordered the Australian band Men at Work to hand over a portion of the royalties from their 1980s hit Down Under, after previously ruling its distinctive flute riff was copied from a children's campfire song.But the penalty he imposed of 5% of the song's royalties was far less than the 60% sought by publishing company Larrikin Music, which holds the copyright for the song ...

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