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Led Zep finally cleared, sort of...

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Led Zeppelin Wins ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Trial
Thankfully a considered decision was arrived at in the case of Spirit (Randy California et al) vs Zep.
Randy's estate argued that a Spirit song "Taurus" was the whole basis for Stairway to Heaven. While I agree that Taurus is a rambling work too and that the guitar intro of STH is very similar, the works are very different.
That's not to say that Zep didn't rip off a lot of guys from Mississippi...
Nice to take a break from arguing about trademarks and copyrights and read about trademarks and copyrights.
 
Led Zeppelin Wins ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Trial
Thankfully a considered decision was arrived at in the case of Spirit (Randy California et al) vs Zep.
Randy's estate argued that a Spirit song "Taurus" was the whole basis for Stairway to Heaven. While I agree that Taurus is a rambling work too and that the guitar intro of STH is very similar, the works are very different.
That's not to say that Zep didn't rip off a lot of guys from Mississippi...
Nice to take a break from arguing about trademarks and copyrights and read about trademarks and copyrights.
Somebody gotta argue about it. ;)
 
It was a clear rip, but it appears as if Spirit got a nice, healthy settlement...

Money makes bad decisions go away quickly...
 

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