Band copied campfire song for 80s Aussie anthem

Australian band Men at Work may have to pay millions in royalties after a court ruled today that they copied a well-known children’s campfire song for the flute melody in its 1980s hit 'Down Under'.

'Kookaburra Sits In the Old Gum Tree' was written more than 70 years ago by Australian teacher Marion Sinclair for a Girl Guides competition and the song has been a favourite around campfires from New Zealand to Canada.