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How AC/DC's 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' led to a $250,000 lawsuit despite low chart success

It took four years for the U.S. markets to finally get a track that would cause a legal headache.
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The 1960s Cartoon That Inspired the AC/DC Classic “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”

Shortly after AC/DC released the song, Norman and Marilyn White of Libertyville, Illinois sued Atlantic Records for $250,000 and alleged that their telephone number was used in the song. The couple ...