The four members of Led Zeppelin certainly didn't know they were creating an anthem for the ages when they began writing "Stairway to Heaven" in early 1971. But make no mistake: The band was ...
Did Led Zeppelin steal the riff from "Stairway to Heaven" from Spirit's "Taurus"? Why does it matter more than ever? In the initial case that began in 2014, Michael Skidmore — a trustee representing ...
Led Zeppelin have won the latest copyright case regarding their legendary 1971 hit "Stairway to Heaven," according to Hollywood Reporter. The case, which started in 2014, initially claimed that ...
You may have never heard of the band Spirit, but Led Zeppelin has. Not only did they play shows with Zeppelin in 1969, but Spirit has also now sued them for allegedly lifting what may be one of the ...
Like 'Free Bird' or 'Iron Man' or 'You Really Got Me,' Led Zeppelin's riff-tastic anthem 'Stairway to Heaven,' No. 3 on our countdown of the Top 50 Led Zeppelin Songs, is so ingrained in the DNA of ...
Ninth Circuit Court rejects longstanding copyright precedent known as "inverse ratio rule" in case over Spirit's "Taurus" versus Hall of Fame band Led Zeppelin have won the appeal in the copyright ...
To give a brief background on the case, it started a few years ago when Led Zeppelin were being sued for copying the opening riff of Spirit's song "Taurus" for the beginning of "Stairway to Heaven." ...
The Ninth Circuit has reversed a prior opinion that a new trial is required to determine whether Led Zeppelin's most popular hit infringed Spirit's "Taurus." By Eriq Gardner Former Legal ...
Turns out, even rock’n’roll lawsuits can be fun-filled occasions. At least that’s what our sharp legal minds parse from the documents in the copyright infringement case brought against Led Zeppelin, ...
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: Jimmy Page attends the UK Premiere of 'Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day' at Hammersmith Apollo on October 12, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) ...