SYDNEY (AP) - A court has ruled Men At Work stole the flute melody from their song “Down Under” from a children’s song that’s 80 years old. A judge in Sydney, Australia, has ruled the flute part of “Down Under” copies the song “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree,” written by teacher Marion Sinclair for the Girl Guides in 1935. Sinclair died in 1988, and publishing company Larrikin Music sued last year over the song. The amount of compensation has not yet been determined, but Larrikin’s lawyer says it could be millions of dollars. Writers Colin Hay and Ron Strykert of Men At Work did not comment on the decision.
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