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The lawsuit had been filed by Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the songs of Randy Wolfe, a guitarist for the band Spirit. Led Zeppelin must face new trial claiming it stole 'Stairway' riff Skip to ...
It was alleged that Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin used the descending guitar-figure from "Taurus" for Led Zeppelin's signature song "Stairway to Heaven". [4] [5] Led Zeppelin had opened for Spirit in an early American tour, providing the possibility that Led Zeppelin had heard the Spirit song before "Stairway to Heaven" was written.
In 2014, Mark Andes and a trust acting on behalf of Randy California filed a copyright infringement suit against Led Zeppelin in an attempt to obtain a writing credit for "Stairway to Heaven". [7] [8] Page denied copying "Taurus", [9] and the suit was unsuccessful. [10] The verdict was overturned on appeal in September 2018. [11]
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"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 8 November 1971 on the band's untitled fourth studio album (commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV), by Atlantic Records. Composed by the band's guitarist Jimmy Page with lyrics written by lead singer Robert Plant , it is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock ...
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Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, where Spirit's "Taurus" was allegedly plagiarized by Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" Gray v. Perry, where the song "Joyful Noise" was allegedly plagiarized by Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" Three Boys Music v. Bolton; Rice v. Fox Broadcasting Co.
The 37-year-old actress recently made headlines after filing a lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, accusing him of orchestrating a media smear campaign against her in retaliation for her complaints ...