Episode 62 – Men at Work vs the kookaburra
Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories
English - October 06, 2021 04:15 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 81 ratingsMusic History Music Comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The guys go “Down Under” for one of the most irritatingly asinine copyright claims to infect pop music – especially since it took almost 30 years to become a court case.
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SHOW NOTES:
Songs used in this episode: Down Under by Men at Work; Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree by Play School
Patent troll definition: https://www.eff.org/issues/resources-patent-troll-victims
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_at_Work
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Under_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra
Hear a Kookaburra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA0-YAoo9Q
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sinclair-marion-15924
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spicks_and_Specks_(TV_series)
https://www.warrenfahey.com.au/larrikin-records-and-larrikin-music-founder-speaks-out/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You
Holiday songs NOT in public domain: https://support.cdbaby.com/hc/en-us/articles/218000403-Holiday-songs-that-are-and-are-not-in-the-Public-Domain
Colin Hay explaining the case in 2012 on stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1OTollUAk&t=0s