Jury says Led Zeppelin did not steal 'Stairway' riff
A federal court jury decided on June 23rdd that Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem 'Stairway to Heaven.'
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Page and Plant win
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Guardian Music — Led Zeppelin musicians Robert Plant and Jimmy Page have won a lawsuit brought by the estate of guitarist Randy Wolfe, which alleges that the introduction sequence of the ... more info
Rolling Stone — Attorney Francis Malofiy, the lawyer for the plaintiff that brought a copyright lawsuit against Led Zeppelin, has responded to the verdict. On Thursday, a Los Angel... more info
Dlisted — If you haven’t been following music lawsuit news or have a middle-aged Dad in your life who is really into both classic rock and plagiarism, then this will be new to yo... more info
Mercury News, California — In $40 million lawsuit, jury finds Led Zeppelin didn’t rip off the band Spirit when it wrote the rock classic “Stairway to Heaven.” more info
USA Today Music — A federal court jury decided on June 23rdd that Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock ... more info
New York Times — A federal jury said the hit song did not contain enough extrinsic similarities to “Taurus,†a song released three years earlier by the band Spirit. more info
Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — A federal court jury decided Thursday (June 23) in LED ZEPPELIN's favor in the copyright-infringement lawsuit over the band's 1971 classic "Stairway To Heaven".
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Rolling Stone — The Led Zeppelin classic "Stairway to Heaven" may have been pop music's first symphony. However, a recent lawsuit filed against Zeppelin - over claims that "Stairwa... more info
Rolling Stone — After a brisk, colorful trial, a jury is expected to leave a Los Angeles federal courtroom Wednesday afternoon and deliberate the question every rock fan has been forc... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rock giant Led Zeppelin did not lift music that formed the basis for their iconic hit “Stairway to Heaven,†a jury found Thursday, clearing the iconic rock... more info
Rolling Stone — Led Zeppelin have won a copyright lawsuit that claimed they had plagiarized the music to their most celebrated song, "Stairway to Heaven." A Los Angeles jury determined T... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Rock giant Led Zeppelin did not lift music that formed the basis for their iconic hit “Stairway to Heaven,†a jury found Thursday, clearing the iconic r... more info
BBC News - UK — Led Zeppelin did not plagiarise the opening chords of the rock epic Stairway to Heaven from the US band Spirit, a jury in Los Angeles finds. more info
Guardian Music — Los Angeles jury finds Robert Plant and Jimmy Page did not lift the most famous passage from the 1971 anthem from the band SpiritLed Zeppelin has defeated a lawsuit that ... more info
The Mirror —
Jurors at the federal court in Los Angeles retired to consider their verdicts on Wednesday after judge Robert Gary Klausner told them they must reach a unanimous verdic... more info