Truckie's Amazing copyright fight, Daily Telegraph, 2/7/09

Via Daily Telegraph: Truckie's Amazing copyright fight:

"TRUCK driver and musician Mark O'Keefe has penned more than 1000 songs.

He acknowledges that none have been hits - except, he claims, the one he co-wrote with singer Alex Lloyd on a beer coaster at a Rozelle pub.

The single Amazing took Lloyd to fame and fortune, topping Triple J's Hottest 100 poll in 2001 and becoming the most frequently played song on Aussie radio in 2002. Used as the soundtrack for a series of ad campaigns, the song has kept the royalties rolling in.

Mr O'Keefe is suing Lloyd, saying he jointly authored the song and is entitled to half the profits. With no money to pay lawyers, Mr O'Keefe, 47, yesterday represented himself at a Federal Court hearing."

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,27574,25018997-5006009,00.html

McCain Responds To Jackson Browne Lawsuit: Here's How Fair Use Works, TechDirt, 11/21/08

Via TechDirt: McCain Responds To Jackson Browne Lawsuit: Here's How Fair Use Works:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081121/0203022910.shtml