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‘Aussies Not Gonna Cop It’ birthed in pre-dawn session at bedside, Clive Palmer tells court
Intellectual Property 2020-10-22 3:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

Billionaire Clive Palmer has claimed that he wrote the lyrics to ‘Australia’s Not Gonna Cop It’ in the early hours of the morning while “deep in contemplation” at his bedside, telling the Federal Court that the song was inspired by the Peter Finch film ‘Network’ and not Twisted Sister’s rock anthem.

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‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’ inspired Twisted Sister rock anthem, Dee Snider admits
Trials 2020-10-20 1:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Heavy metal singer Dee Snider has admitted under cross-examination that ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’ influenced Twisted Sister’s rock anthem ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ but denied that he had “borrowed” elements of the Christmas carol for the 1985 hit.

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Clive Palmer accused of ‘burning, notorious’ infringement as Twisted Sister copyright trial kicks off
Intellectual Property 2020-10-19 4:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

Universal Music has accused Clive Palmer of “burning, notorious” copyright infringement by using a rewritten version of Twisted Sister’s smash hit We’re Not Gonna Take It in a series of “grating and annoying” political ads.

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Clive Palmer can’t delay Twisted Sister copyright trial
Intellectual Property 2020-10-14 5:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer has lost his bid to vacate a trial scheduled to start next week in a high-stakes lawsuit alleging he committed copyright infringement by using Twister Sister’s 1980s rock anthem ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ in campaign ads for his United Australia Party without a licence.

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Clive Palmer launches second lawsuit seeking to shut down resort class action
Securities 2020-09-11 8:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

Clive Palmer has brought another lawsuit trying to stifle funding for a class action filed by villa owners at the deserted Palmer Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast.

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Resort villa owners to file strike out bid of Clive Palmer lawsuit
Class Actions 2020-08-06 4:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

Villa owners of the ill-fated Palmer Coolum Resort have flagged an impending strike out bid of a lawsuit brought by Clive Palmer, in which the mining magnate seeks to prevent the owners supporting a separate class action against him.

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Clive Palmer launches dual-pronged attack to shut down Coolum resort class action
Class Actions 2020-05-20 10:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has attacked a class action by timeshare owners of the ill-fated Palmer Coolum Resort on two fronts, arguing that a special levy to fund the action breached the Corporations Act and seeking to strike out significant portions of the case.

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Funding blocked in Clive Palmer class action until appeal heard
Class Actions 2020-04-08 7:59 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Funding for a class action over the troubled Coolum Palmer Resort has been temporarily blocked while a company owned by Clive Palmer appeals a judgment in a separate lawsuit lodged by the billionaire to thwart the class action.

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Clive Palmer loses second bid to quash criminal charges over resort villa takeover
Corporate 2020-03-19 4:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Billionaire Clive Palmer has lost his appeals court fight to shut down criminal proceedings alleging his resort company breached takeover laws, with three judges saying his claims were untenable.

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Clive Palmer’s company takes another shot at shutting down class action
Appeals 2020-03-03 12:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A company owned by Clive Palmer is appealing a ruling that denied its bid to temporarily block funding for a class action over the troubled Coolum Palmer Resort.

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