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"That amount has yet to be determined but Larrikin's lawyer said it could reach 60% of income from the song." That is going to hurt. I doubt that the band have sufficient funds from past royalties to pay this. :shock:

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'I wouldn't call it plagiarism. I would call it just playing, being funny, just a little touch.' - Down Under co-writer Ron Strykert


No wonder they lost with that defence :lol:

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What I find incredible is considering how short the riff is that could lose 60% of the royalties.

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What I find incredible is considering how short the riff is that could lose 60% of the royalties.


Well I assume that's all future royalties, rather than backdated (which would make sense - how many copies has it sold already compared to likely sales in the future)?

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I can accept the future royalties argument but if it covers past royalties then that is crazy.

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I can accept the future royalties argument but if it covers past royalties then that is crazy.

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