Stairway To Heaven

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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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    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.