Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' Plagiarism Lawsuit Going to Trial
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Almost two years after a copyright infringement lawsuit was leveled at Led Zeppelin over "Stairway to Heaven," the case has been deemed trial-worthy. The complaint comes from the estate of Randy Wolfe, a.k.a. Randy California, the Spirit guitarist who wrote "Taurus" four or five years before that eternal song debuted on Led Zeppelin IV.
The trial will start on May 10 in L.A.; Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are the defendants. U.S. District Judge Gary Klausner had the following to say about the songs' contested similarities, per the Washington Post:
“While it is true that a descending chromatic four-chord progression is a common convention that abounds in the music industry, the similarities here transcend this core structure. For example, the descending bass line in both 'Taurus' and 'Stairway to Heaven' appears at the beginning of both songs, arguably the most recognizable and important segments. … Additionally, the descending bass line is played at the same pitch, repeated twice, and separated by a short bridge in both songs. ... Enough similar protectable expression is here that the issue of substantial similarity should [proceed to the jury]."
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