Led Zeppelin win Stairway to Heaven copyright battle as 2016 verdict is upheld by US Court of Appeals

Lawsuit was brought by Randy Wolfe estate trustee Michael Skidmore in 2014
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Stuart Epps Has Worked with Elton John, Led Zeppelin and Now He’s On The Music Biz Weekly Podcast

Stuart Epps has toured America with Elton John, produced and engineered records for Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Bill Wyman and Paul Rodgers. He’s now focusing on the next generation of artists and this week he joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. Stuart shares…

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 backed by Justice Department in Stairway To Heaven copyright battle

DOJ files amicus brief in support of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
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123 Artists File Amicus Brief in Led Zeppelin’s Closely Watched ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Lawsuit

The Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ case is complicated, to say the least. It all started back in 2014 when a descendant of Randy Craig Wolfe, former Spirit band member and songwriter, made a ludicrous claim. Led Zeppelin allegedly ripped off Spirit’…

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…

Robert Plant’s Podcast Explores His Musical Influences

Robert Plant will launch a podcast, “Digging Deep: The Robert Plant Podcast,” on Monday, June 3. It will be available on all major streaming platforms. “Making records is a very personal experience,” Plant said in an audio clip. “I was so desperate to get away from that environment, and I…

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