Full Coverage: Led Zeppelin copyright trial
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The lawyer who failed to persuade a Los Angeles jury in June that Led Zeppelin stole the introduction of “Stairway to Heaven” from an earlier song by L.A. rock band Spirit has been suspended from practicing law.
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Rock giant Led Zeppelin did not lift music that formed the basis for the group’s hit “Stairway to Heaven,” a jury found Thursday, clearing the band of accusations that it stole the opening of one of rock’s most celebrated songs.
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Even in a room with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, you can’t miss him.
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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 band’s work.
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Attorneys for members of rock giant Led Zeppelin and the estate of the man alleging they stole musical elements of their iconic song “Stairway to Heaven” made final pleas to jurors Wednesday as the high-stakes copyright trial came to an end.
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Regardless of the verdict, the debate as to whether Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” was ripped off from L.A. rock band Spirit’s song “Taurus” will likely remain unsettled.
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Robert Plant, one of the most celebrated singers in rock music history, took the stand Tuesday in the copyright trial over his band Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” recounting for the jury how the iconic song was created.
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In the closely watched trial to determine whether rock behemoth Led Zeppelin stole another band’s music for its iconic hit “Stairway to Heaven,” two music experts Thursday suggested similarities exist between the two songs while Zeppelin guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page continued to deny allegations of theft.
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Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page took the stand in a copyright lawsuit Wednesday, defending himself against allegations he ripped off the famous opening guitar chords from the band’s epic hit “Stairway to Heaven.”
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Forty-five years after Led Zeppelin released what may be the world’s most recognizable rock song, a federal court jury is considering whether “Stairway to Heaven” songwriters Jimmy Page and Robert Plant stole one of its musical phrases from an obscure instrumental by the somewhat less legendary California rock band Spirit.
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Led Zeppelin’s three surviving members reunited Friday in Los Angeles, not to rev up the iconic rock band one more time but to defend themselves against charges that the group’s 1971 classic “Stairway to Heaven” was stolen in part from another band’s song.
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To the editor: This lawsuit by the estate of a deceased songwriter against the band Led Zeppelin for allegedly ripping off the guitar intro for “Stairway to Heaven” smacks of lawyers being greedy and nothing more.
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A fellow writer recently told me that when he began his career, he was always hunting for a scoop, a story no one else had.
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The legal battle over one of rock music’s most monumental ballads got underway Tuesday as the famous opening guitar riff from Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” filled a downtown courtroom and members of the iconic band looked to defend themselves against allegations they lifted the music from another group.
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Who really created one of the most famous riffs in all of rock ’n’ roll?
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The opening riff from Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is going on trial.
