Posts Tagged ‘federal-court’

Men At Work Lose Plagiarism Case

4, Feb 2010

Australian rockers Men At Work are facing hefty legal bills after a judge ruled they illegally used a popular children’s tune in their 1980s hit Down Under . Bosses at Larrikin music publishers in Sydney filed suit, claiming the flute solo on the track sampled parts of the Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree , a song written by an Australian music teacher for the Girl Guides in 1934. Men At Work’s record labels, EMI and Sony BMG, denied the claim but a Federal Court in Sydney ruled against them – ordering the companies to pay compensation, which could amount to up to 60 per cent of the song’s income

Spotlight On Clive Owen

21, Nov 2009

Born in Coventry, West Midlands, England in October 1965, actor Clive Owen is the quintessential handsome man. Put him in any movie looking dapper and sharp or get him rolling around in the mud and dirt and he’ll still come up looking amazing

‘Girls Gone Wild’s’ Joe Francis Wants Access To His Millions

21, Nov 2009

“Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis has appealed to a judge to grant him access to his bank accounts after his assets were frozen when he was slapped with a $34 million bill for unpaid taxes. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) bosses filed a lien against the adult filmmaker earlier this month, alleging he failed to pay his dues in 2001, 2002 and 2003.


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