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Sinclair died in 1988, but publishing company Larrikin Music - which now holds the copyright for Kookaburra - filed a copyright lawsuit in 2009.

So it took'em over 20 years to file suit?

The article states that Larrikin wasn't able to seek royalties earned before 2002 because of a statute of limitations, but evidently there's no statute of limitations if you wait around until Colin James Hay's career takes off again and then sue him over a snatch of song he probably didn't even compose since Stu Hamm played the flute part. It's an eight second solo section that was under scrutiny, the longer, second flute solo bears no resemblance to "Kookaburra". That they can snatch 8 seconds from a 3:28 song twenty years after the fact is an outrage.

Did Joe Walsh sue Deep Purple when they ripped off "Meadows" and called it "My Woman From Tokyo?"

Did Alex Van Halen sue Tone Loc when he ripped off "Jammie's Cryin'" for "Wild Thing"?

Did The Chiffons sue George Harrison when he ripped off "He's So Fine" for "My Sweet Lord"?
... oh wait, well never mind.

Did Joe Walsh sue Deep Purple when they ripped off "Meadows" and called it "My Woman From Tokyo?"

HA! Did Martin Barre sue Joe Walsh for his guitar lick on We Used To Know that Joe used on Hotel California? How can music NOT be stolen?