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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 ‘didn’t like the price’ of Twisted Sister licence, court hears
Intellectual Property 2019-12-04 1:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Billionaire and former politician Clive Palmer knew he needed a licence to use Twisted Sister’s hit song ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ but went ahead and used the song anyway in his political campaign ads because he “didn’t like the price,” the Federal Court has heard.

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Judge not going to take delays in Clive Palmer Twisted Sister copyright case
Intellectual Property 2019-07-24 8:53 pm By Amelia Birnie

Lawyers for Queensland businessman Clive Palmer have apologised to the court for repeated delays in the Twisted Sister music copyright case, blaming the unavailability of experts and the mining magnate’s involvement in the Queensland Nickel liquidation trial for his lateness.

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