[78-L] Kookaburra lawsuit

[Michael Biel]

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> From: Michael Biel 
> >> The judge has already said that it was not an important
> >> part of the song, and hopefully give them maybe only 10% or so.
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bradc944 at comcast.net wrote:

> ---> I reply:
>
> According to the BBC (where I first heard of the lawsuit, on BBC Radio 2), the judge awarded (are you sitting down?) SIXTY per cent.
>   

Check the story again.  The amount has not been decided yet.  The Daily 
Mail story says "[The publisher] Larrikin would be pushing for the 
labels and songwriters Colin Hay and Ron Strykert to hand over between 
40 and 60 percent of their earnings from the song. A costs hearing will 
begin on February 25." 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com