Lawsuit was brought by Randy Wolfe estate trustee Michael Skidmore in 2014
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Dept. Of Justice Backs Led Zeppelin In ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Dispute
Its a headline that would have been unimaginable in the 1970s, but it’s true. The U.S. Department of Justice is backing Led Zeppelin in their long-running copyright dispute over the classic hit “Stairway to Heaven” which has major ramifications for copyrighted music. The suit, filed in 2014 by the trustees…
Led Zeppelin Back In Court Over ‘Stairway To Heaven’
The long argument that Led Zeppelin took a chord progress from Randy California and his band Spirit to create the legendary song “Stairway To Heaven” has not ended, with a federal appeals court again taking up the issue. The court is now considering whether juries should hear sound recordings that…
How to Prove Led Zeppelin Stole ‘Stairway to Heaven’
So, what will Michael Skidmore do differently this time around to get a favorable ruling against Led Zeppelin for Stairway to Heaven? Will the Ninth Circuit rule against the trial court? Last year, an eight-member jury unanimously decided against the estate of Randy California’s lawsuit in US District Court in Los Angeles. The copyright suit […]
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Led Zeppelin Won The ‘Stairway To Heaven Case’, Now Warner Wants $800K
Warner says why should they have to foot the bill… Warner/Chappell, the publisher of Led Zeppelin’s iconic ‘Stairway to Heaven’ song, is seeking $800K in fees after they won the copyright infringement case against Michael Skidmore – the trustee of Spirit band member Rande Wolfe. The fees are made up on $613,471 in attorney’s fees, and the rest […]
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Spirit’s Lawyer: Led Zeppelin Won, But Verdict Is Not ”Legally Correct Or Logically Sound”
Francis Malofiy provides a statement on the verdict of the ‘Stairway To Heaven’ case… Yesterday (June 23rd), a California federal jury officially rejected claims that Led Zeppelin stole the opening riff to their hit song ‘Stairway To Heaven’. The accusation was that the band blatantly lifted the critical guitar progression from a song called ‘Taurus,’ originally composed […]
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Led Zeppelin cleared in Stairway To Heaven copyright lawsuit
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Jimmy Page Admits ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Shares Music DNA With Mary Poppins Song, Not Taurus
‘Stairway To Heaven’ case continues… Day-by-day the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ case is getting more and more interesting – and there’s only been a few trial days at the Los Angeles federal court. But, the case took a slight spin when Page admitted that ‘Stairway to Heaven’ shares a similar chord sequence to the Mary Poppins song […]
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Jimmy Page Stumbles On The Stand In ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Case
The ‘Stairway To Heaven’ case is now underway and it’s already got messy… Yesterday was Jimmy Page’s turn to take the stand in the ‘Stairway To Heaven’ case. Page’s core claim since the beginning has always been that he had never heard ‘Taurus’ – well not until recently anyway. According to Page he only heard […]
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Led Zeppelin Stairway Heaven Case May Lead To Mistrial
Led Zeppelin may have a lucky escape… According to a new report by The Hollywood Reporter, the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ case against Led Zeppelin may lead to a mistrial. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page attended court in Los Angeles yesterday (June 14th). As the case went underway, Francis Malofiy – the attorney for the Michael […]
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