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You Better Take Cover

Name: You Better Take Cover
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 2015-05-04
Duration: 29 min

2015 EN 29 min

Overview

A film about Men At Work, their hit single Down Under, and the Kookaburra controversy. The band were sued for copyright infringement and faced the label of 'plagiarists', 35 years after their success. An examination of the organic development of the song, its commercial success and cultural significance and questions the relationship between art and law, influence and copyright.

Release date

04/05/2015

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Popularity

0.6

The Story of Men at Work and a Little Kookaburra.

Genres

Music Documentary

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

29 min

Website

youbettertakecover.com

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Martin Armiger

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Brian Edmond

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Alec Gilbert

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Greg Ham

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Jerry Speiser

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Ron Strykert

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"Local audiences will puff their chests with national pride during scenes of America’s Cup and Commonwealth Game jubilation, but expect teeth to grind when the details of the copyright law court case engineered by Larrikin are brought into cold, greedy focus..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2016/6/2/unique-artistry-finds-love-at-melbourne-doc-fest.html

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