Sky News — A new trial will be held in a lawsuit that accuses Led Zeppelin of copying a 1960s instrumental in its 1971 classic Stairway To Heaven. more info
New York Times — A U.S. appeals court ordered the new trial in a suit accusing the band of copying a riff from the band Spirit for the intro to its 1971 song. more info
USA Today Music — A U.S. appeals court threw out a jury's verdict that Led Zeppelin did not copy an obscure 1960s instrumental for the intro to "Stairway to Heaven."
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Chicago Sun-Times, IL — A federal court jury in Los Angeles two years ago found Led Zeppelin did not copy the famous riff from the song "Taurus" by the band Spirit. more info
Stereogum — A US appeals court on Friday ordered a new trial in a lawsuit accusing Led Zeppelin of copying an obscure 1960s instrumental for the intro to its classic 1971 rock anthem "Stairway To Heaven." more info
USA Today Music — A U.S. appeals court threw out a jury's verdict that Led Zeppelin did not copy an obscure 1960s instrumental for the intro to "Stairway to Heaven."
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Reuters — Led Zeppelin was ordered by a U.S. appeals court to face a new trial over whether it stole the opening guitar riff for its 1971 anthem "Stairway to Heaven" from an obscure instrumental written four years earlier.
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Reuters — Rock band Led Zeppelin was ordered by a U.S. federal appeals court on Friday to face a new trial claiming it plagiarized the opening guitar passage for its 1971 rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven."
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JamBase — Vocalist Robert Plant recently performed the opening track from Led Zeppelin's debut album with his Sensational Space Shifters outfit for the first time. more info