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· Home · Band Pages · Show Schedule · The Forums · The Final Cut Men At Work lose lawsuit over flute solo plagiarism     ROCKPAGE Forum Index » The Law previous topic :: next topic   Author Message Jim Price Moderator Joined: 07 Dec 2002 Posts: 3835 Location: Altoona, PA   Posted: Thursday Feb 04, 2010  The band Men At Work will be paying out some monetary damages over the flute riff used in their '80s hit "Down Under." A court found the riff originated from an Australian children's song. The story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8497433.stm _________________ http://pamusician.net  Back to top » LHSL Gold Member Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 160 Location: Johnstown   Posted: Thursday Feb 04, 2010  Jim Price wrote: The band Men At Work will be paying out some monetary damages over the flute riff used in their '80s hit "Down Under." A court found the riff originated from an Australian children's song. The story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8497433.stm At what point does a musical phrase become copyrightable? One note? Two notes? Twenty?  Back to top » Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  ROCKPAGE Forum Index » The Law     All times are GMT - 4 Hours Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Happenings----------------General DiscussionUpcoming EventsBenefitsCD ReleasesThe Law The Underground TV----------------General DiscussionStreet Team Features----------------JP's CornerHomegrown RockerViewer PollsTech SectorHelp Classifieds----------------Musicians / Bands Wanted / AvailableItems for Sale / Wanted to BuyServices Needed / Available  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum

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