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Led Zeppelin Land Major Victory in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Case
Led Zeppelin won a major copyright battle settling a dispute over whether the band’s iconic “Stairway to Heaven” song stole from Spirit’s 1968 song “Taurus.”The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s previous decision which found Led Zeppelin to be in the right in 2016. Monday’s decision follows an appellate court vote to redo of the trial with a larger panel of judges.The decision overturned the “inverse ratio rule” precedent, which has largely controlled copyright cases in the 9th circui
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The songs remain acclaimed: Led Zeppelin, 50 years on
“There was never the communication between myself and another vocalist that we had together,” Jimmy Page of his time with Zep bandmate Robert Plant.
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How ‘Sharp Objects’ Landed Led Zeppelin to Soundtrack the HBO Series
The HBO series “Sharp Objects” benefits from one hell of a blunt object: the hammer of the gods that is Led Zeppelin, whose music recurs throughout all eight episodes. Director Jean-Marc Vallée (“Big Little Lies,” “Wild”) scored a coup by licensing four Zeppelin tracks for the Amy Adams-led mystery tale, which he considered an essential […]
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‘Roadies’: Long May You Run?
Roadies is creator-director-writer Cameron Crowe’s love letter to rock music, a Showtime series premiering Sunday night that wants to summon up everything he felt for the music he used to cover as a Rolling Stone journalist back in the 1970s.
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Led Zeppelin Asks Judge to Stop ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Trial With Victory in Band’s Favor
The “Stairway to Heaven” trial – the one examining if Led Zeppelin lifted its famous song from Spirit’s 1967 instrumental “Taurus” – hasn’t yet made it to the chorus of a jury’s deliberations. However, on Monday, attorneys for Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and Warner Music urged U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner to halt the proceedings now because the plaintiff hasn’t established the elements of copyright infringement.
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Jimmy Page Takes the Stand in "Stairway to Heaven" Trial
Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page says he never heard the song he’s accused of copying in “Stairway to Heaven” until a few years ago, when people started posting comparisons online. When Page heard the orchestral intro to Spirit’s “Taurus,” it was “totally alien” to him, he said.