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
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Joe Desertrat on Tuesday March 10 2020, @09:53PM (1 child)
I would further that and say that only the actual creators should ever be able to own a copyright. No being forced to give up your copyright just to get a recording contract or such. They can lease distribution to another party for the first seven years, but after that term is up all rights go back to the creators and another lease must be contracted for the second seven years.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday March 12 2020, @03:16AM
Disallow exclusive deals (the kind that prohibit you from dealing with anyone else rather than the kind where you don't want to deal with anyone else) and that goes right away. And you get more competition. Yay competition!
My rights don't end where your fear begins.