BBC News - UK — Members of the rock band Led Zeppelin appear in court in a copyright dispute over the 1971 hit Stairway To Heaven. more info

Sky News — Jury selection gets under way in LA for a copyright infringement case over the opening chords of the British rockers' 1971 hit. more info

Guardian Music — Lawsuit alleges Led Zeppelin lifted their 1971 song’s famous opening riff from Spirit, a psychedelic band they shared concert billings with in the late 1960sThe opening to Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven transfixed the venue but Jimmy... more info

Consequence of Sound — The estate of Spirit founder Randy California accuse Zeppelin of lifting the Spirit song "Taurus". more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The civil trial against Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page begins Tuesday as the pair face accusations that the opening chords from the band’s iconic “Stairway to Heaven” were stolen from another bandâ€... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The civil trial against Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page begins Tuesday as the pair face accusations that the opening chords from the band’s iconic “Stairway to Heaven” were stolen from another bandâ€... more info

Rolling Stone — "All epic anthems must measure themselves against 'Stairway to Heaven,'" Rolling Stone wrote of the Led Zeppelin classic on its 500 Greatest Songs list in 2011. Guitarist Jimmy Page said the song "crystallized the essence of the band." An... more info

Mercury News, California — A Los Angeles federal court is the setting for a trial that will decide whether Led Zeppelin stole the famous riff from their signature song 'Stairway to Heaven. more info

Chicago Tribune — Anyone with Internet access can listen for themselves to whether Led Zeppelin's opening "Stairway to Heaven" riff rips off a song recorded three years earlier. But the jury deciding the fate of the rock masterpiece -- and its millions of dollars in r... more info

NME — Band are expected to attend Los Angeles trial more info