Australian Federal Court Judge Peter Jacobson concluded that Men at Work copied the flute riff in "Down Under" from teacher Marion Sinclair's song, "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree." ...

In February, Federal Court Justice Peter Jacobson ruled Men at Work had copied their song's signature flute melody from "Kookaburra." On Tuesday, Jacobson ordered Men at Work's recording company ...

SYDNEY – Australian rockers Men at Work on Friday lost their final court bid to prove they did not steal the distinctive flute riff of their 1980s hit “Down Under” from a children’s ...

SYDNEY, July 6 (UPI) -- The pop band Men at Work ... for its song "Down Under." A judge said Tuesday the group must pay Larrikin Publishing because it borrowed without permission a flute riff ...

But the fluttering flute riff that drove the reggae-flecked “Down Under” became the focus of a bitter court battle. In June 2009 — 28 years after the song’s release — Men at Work was ...

As a member of the early '80s Australian new wave band Men At Work, Ham stood out most prominently in 1981's No. 1 hit single "Down Under," which features his lively flute-playing in the song's hook.

Ham was perhaps best known for playing the famous flute riff ... children's campfire song "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree." The publisher of "Kookaburra" sued Men at Work, and in 2010 a ...

Men At Work flautist Greg Ham has been found dead at his Melbourne home. The 58-year-old will be remembered for playing the famous flute riff from ... to pay 5% of the song's royalties since ...