Australian mining magnate loses copyright battle with Twisted Sister

FILE PHOTO: Rock musician Dee Snider, best known for his role as the frontman of American hard rock band Twisted Sister, poses in Los Angeles, May 28, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian court ordered mining magnate Clive Palmer to pay A$1.5 million ($1.2 million) in damages to Universal Music on Friday for breaching the copyright of Twisted Sister's 1984 hit song "We're Not Gonna Take It" in political advertising.

The Federal Court heard that Palmer had refused to pay Universal to licence the song but had used it anyway, with modified lyrics, in advertising for his political outfit, United Australia Party (UAP), ahead of a 2019 general election.