Aussie sensation Alex Lloyd has won his case over Mr. O’Keefe, to prove he wrote the award wining 2001 hit single ‘Amazing.’ The Federal court dismissed the claim of Mr. O’Keefe, a truck driver who said he had written the song.
Ahead of the final day of a court hearing to determine the author of the song, lawyers from both the parties reached an agreement that brought the case to an end.
Mr. O’Keefe claimed he had originally written the song in a Sydney pub and had given it to Lloyd to add the finishing touches.
The case was dismissed by Judge Nye Perram and Mr. O’Keefe was ordered to pay the costs.
After Lloyd’s victory, he said he was about to “with tears of joy”. "It’s a very good result. Mr. O’Keefe has lost his case and has been ordered to pay costs," Lloyd said. "It’s been a long and extremely frustrating affair. I feel an incredible sense of relief and release from the weight of these false accusations."
Lloyd’s counsel, Stephen Gorry, said “Mr. O’Keefe had agreed to a judgment against himself and a complete withdrawal of the allegations against Lloyd.”
Mr. O’Keefe’s lawyer declined to comment. “Amazing” had been voted No1 in radio station Triple J’s 2001 hottest hundred poll , and was the most played song on Australian radio in 2002.
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