lolwut

Bad day for the South Pacific.

That song was awesome. Plus, it was just the flute part they were pursuing and it's been almost 27 years since the song was released? According to the article, it states that part of the flute riff was ripped off. How many notes can you play on any given instrument until you ultimately have to refer to formulas? Many rock songs have the same chords used relentlessly without copyright infringement, for example. The same should apply to a damn flute, which, to me, seems much more limited than a guitar. To top it all off, Marion Sinclair died over twenty years ago so she obviously doesn't care. The publisher, Larrikin Music, seems desperate for money.

Holy shit that's going to be a lot of money.

This is fucking ridiculous.

Wow that really sucks... I really like that song

what?! then every band needs to get sued, cause every musician takes from another musician

Originally Posted by x13looDx

lolwut

Indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCyB2l5wqLE for those of you looking for a comparison (:48)

They're going to have to cough up a fair amount....

I wonder if they'll be able to do it

Well then. I don't really think it was intentional.

jfc. srsly?

hahaha for a flute riff! that's nutso, man.

I love that Men at Work song. And, i'm also taking a class on copyright, and have pretty much come to believe that even the slightest copying counts as infringement. Kind of goes against the original purposes of copyright, which was to encourage authors/creators to create things. Now you can't, because you are constantly fearful that you'll be plagiarizing. Plus, with protections lasting life+70 years, I don't know... it's one thing to not be able to steal an exact book, but a flute riff when the rest of the song is different? Common'.

Seriously, fuck that. It's like eleven fucking notes, less than two seconds worth of music.