Colin Hay
Musician
Down Under musician says he's dinkum...favourite pop songs. Larrikin Music Publishing, which owns the rights to Kookaburra, is suing Hay and Strykert and their publishing company, EMI, claiming they reproduced more than half of Kookaburra and made a small fortune from it... In this article: Down Under, Greg Ham, Kookaburra, Venus, Jupiter, Colin Hay, EMI, Ron Strykert, Pluto, and Sun |
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The Australian | October 28, 2009
Down Under flute riff from Kookaburra
...Sinclair for a Girl Guides competition. Publishing firm Larrikin Music is suing EMI and Down Under songwriters Colin Hay and Ron Strykert in a bid to recover unpaid royalties and losses. Giving evidence for EMI at a Federal Court...
In this article: Down Under, Kookaburra, Martin Armiger, Men at Work, EMI, Australian Film, Television and Radio School, All You Need Is Love, and The Sports
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Stuff | June 26, 2009
Men at Work in copyright rift
Publishing firm Larrikin Music claims it owns copyright of the riff and is suing Sony BMG Music Entertainment and EMI Songs Australia in a bid to gain compensation from Down Under songwriters Colin Hay and Ron Strykert. Sony and...
In this article: Men at Work, Kookaburra, Down Under, Sony, EMI, Allegation, and Dead Weather
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 27, 2009
A big day for HRH Prince
...the aforementioned Belgian was played to the court. In the breaks David Catterns, QC, for the band and EMI, was heard wryly suggesting that Hay will play an acoustic version in court today. Judge the similarities for yourself at smh.com.au.
In this article: Ricky Gervais, Church of Scientology, Tommy Davis, Paul Haggis, Academy Awards, Down Under, Multiplex, Martin Bashir, and Kate Winslet
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 28, 2009
Flute in dispute but koala was sitting in an old mangrove tree
But he had not heard the popular folk song as a child, had only been made aware of its similarities with Down Under's famous flute riff in about 2002, and still did not know all the words to Kookaburra, he told the Federal Court yesterday.
In this article: Kookaburra, Down Under, Venus, Jupiter, Sun, Mars, and Aries
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Sydney Morning Herald - Top Headlines | July 29, 2009
Setback for Men at Work in court wrangle
...Sits in an Old Gumtree? Listen and see. EMI, Hay and Strykert instead claimed Sinclair handed over copyright to the Girl Guides Association of Victoria when she submitted it to the competition. But in the Federal Court today Justice...
In this article: Men at Work, Down Under, Kookaburra, EMI, and Ron Strykert
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | July 30, 2009
Kookaburra defence won’t fly
...by a Melbourne music teacher, Marion Sinclair, for a Girl Guides competition. Sony BMG and EMI, with the two writers of Down Under, Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, had argued Larrikin never owned the rights to the children's song because...
In this article: Kookaburra, Down Under, Men at Work, Defendant, A MUSIC, and EMI
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Description from Wikipedia:
Colin Hay (born Colin James Hay, 29 June 1953, Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland) is a
Scottish musician, who made his mark during the 1980s as lead vocalist of the Australian band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay is married to singer Cecilia Noel, who often provides backup vocals at Hay's shows.
- Name At Birth:
- Colin James Hay
- Occupation:
- Singer, Actor
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, Guitar
- Record Label:
- CBS, MCA, Compass
- Years Active:
- 1978-present
- Associated With:
- Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
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