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Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Case Goes to Jury

The recollections of Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant about events 45 years ago were questioned a final time before jurors were asked to decide who to believe about the genesis of the band’s classic “Stairway to Heaven.” Plant …

‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Trial Opens

The trial over whether Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant stole the iconic opening riff to “Stairway to Heaven” opened with testimony about when the British rockers might have heard the 1968 song they’re accused of copying. Jurors in …

Plaintiff Seeks Future Revenues to Settle Led Zeppelin Copyright Spat

Lawyers suing members of rock supergroup Led Zeppelin say their client is willing to settle a lawsuit over the band’s most famous song–a claim potentially worth millions of dollars–for just $1. The catch is that band members Robert Plant and …

Jury to Decide If Led Zeppelin Ripped Off ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Licks

Led Zeppelin founders Jimmy Page and Robert Plant lost their bid to avoid a trial that may rewrite the history of rock n’ roll over song-writing credit for the 1971 classic “Stairway to Heaven.” A federal judge in Los Angeles …