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Led Zeppelin have triumphed in a long-running copyright dispute after a US appeals court ruled they did not steal the opening riff in Stairway To Heaven.
The British rock legends were accused in 2014 of ripping off a song called Taurus by the US band Spirit.
Taurus was written in 1968, three years before Stairway To Heaven.
Now, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has upheld a 2016 trial verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not copy it.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51805905
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Appeals Court Rules Led Zeppelin Did Not Steal Stairway to Heaven Riff
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by Common Joe on Tuesday March 10 2020, @08:28AM (8 children)
Lots and lots of songs [youtube.com]. The link I provided is my favorite. It mashes six country songs together. At the end, they literally play all six at the same time. I'm not a big country music lover (not a hater either), but I find it absolutely astounding to listen to.
(Score: 1) by anubi on Tuesday March 10 2020, @09:17AM (3 children)
Lots of things use the same parts.
Did Chevrolet violate Ford's patents if they also used SAE bolts and nuts?
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday March 10 2020, @03:26PM (2 children)
Pretty sure there were mountains of prior art by the time the first Chevrolet rolled off the line. Nothing in the world wrong with using public domain technology along with patentable parts.
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(Score: 2) by HiThere on Tuesday March 10 2020, @03:54PM (1 child)
That doesn't excuse the way copyright derivation is interpreted. Or the ridiculous lengths. Or much of anything else about current copyright law...like the expense of either defending or prosecuting.
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday March 10 2020, @03:56PM
Copyright ain't patents. Different critters entirely. The rest, that's another matter entirely and one we probably wouldn't disagree on.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by FatPhil on Tuesday March 10 2020, @11:42AM (3 children)
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday March 10 2020, @03:48PM (2 children)
Yup. Cookie-cutter pop stars in boots singing the same six songs with nothing but cosmetic and gender changes.Zero storytelling. I miss Marty Robbins and Hank Williams. Willie and Dolly still write the occasional gem but they're not gonna be around forever.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday March 11 2020, @12:03AM (1 child)
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday March 12 2020, @03:04AM
Based on real shit too. Jolene was a real person that worked at the local bank. Dolly went up there to do some "Bitch, my man ain't yo baby's daddy"-fu and Jolene whooped her ass.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.