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posted by martyb on Sunday September 22 2019, @03:20PM   Printer-friendly
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https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/09/20/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-lawsuit-resumes/

The latest battle has been over their classic song "Stairway to Heaven," and amazingly, court proceedings are now in their fifth year. On September 23rd, the battle continues — once again — in federal court.

That's when the full 'en banc' panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the copyright infringement lawsuit that the descendants of Randy Wolfe initially filed against Led Zeppelin. The descendants insist that the opening cords of "Stairway to Heaven" were stolen from a song that the late guitarist wrote called "Taurus," which was performed by the band Spirit.

[...] In August, more than 120 music artists filed an amicus brief in support of the band. The artists have said that if the lawsuit against Led Zeppelin succeeds, it could seriously hamper creativity in music. Even more impressively, the U.S. government also filed an amicus brief on behalf of Led Zeppelin, citing the need to "foster innovation and creative expression."

Previously:
Led Zeppelin Appear in Court Over Stairway to Heaven Vs Spirits Taurus Dispute Music Copyright Laws Worsen as Artists Give Up


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 22 2019, @07:49PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 22 2019, @07:49PM (#897237)

    Not Randy Wolfe, but the descendants of Randy Wolfe. I think there lies the key. They are not musicians, or involved. They just caught a whiff of the dollar breeze, a highly contagious disease. Fanned on by a greedy lawyer of three, the sue wagon was boarded, ticket or no ticket. Sad, and it ties up legal resources better expended on taking down real baddies.

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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday September 23 2019, @12:49AM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Monday September 23 2019, @12:49AM (#897319)

    I wonder what will happen when Mick Jagger's grandchildren find out the money has all been squandered and set about looking for someone to sue?

    The never-ending copyrights we have had forced on us by Disney are not for the benefit of any artists.