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Spirit, a California band that found its height of popularity in the 1960s, claimed the iconic riffs from “Stairway to Heaven” was a rip-off of its track “Taurus.” ...
U.S District Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled Friday that lawyers for the estate of late Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe had shown enough evidence to support a case that "Stairway to Heaven" copies music ...
This article first appeared on the Conversation. Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page will soon face a jury trial to determine whether they copied the opening chords for their 1971 classic ...
A federal court ruled the rock band didn’t steal the opening bars of “Stairway to Heaven," a decision that music executives hope will slow claims that some of the most popular songs are rip-offs.
Court to review Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ rip-off decision By . Kenneth Garger. Published June 11, 2019. Updated June 11, 2019, 7:27 p.m. ET.
Did Led Zeppelin rip off part of "Stairway to Heaven"? May 20, 2014 / 1:59 PM EDT / CBS News It's one of the most popular classic rock songs of all time, yet was part of it ripped off?