The Nursery Rhyme That Ruined a Rock Band Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford - “Down Under” was huge. This jokey ode to legendary Australian wanderlust helped Men at Work win a Grammy and was a key part of the band’s creative legacy. It had also been earning “Men At Work” a steady stream of royalties for nearly 30 years, when a game show pointed out the song’s subtle link with an Australian nursery rhyme…
Tim Harford examines one of the most controversial copyright battles in music history. Where does inspiration end and infringement begin?
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