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Led Zeppelin lose fight for legal fees in Stairway to Heaven case
Led Zeppelin lose fight for legal fees in Stairway to Heaven case

Led Zeppelin may have won the copyright war over their creation of Stairway To Heaven, but they lost its battle to recoup nearly 800,000 dollars (€721,000) in defence fees.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2016

Court listens very hard as Led Zeppelin deny stealing ‘Stairway To Heaven’
Court listens very hard as Led Zeppelin deny stealing ‘Stairway To Heaven’
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has demonstrated a deft touch at deflecting questions during a court hearing into whether he might have lifted some of the music in the rock band’s 1971 hit, ‘Stairway To Heaven’.

Sat, 18 Jun, 2016

Led Zeppelin 'lifted' intro to Stairway to Heaven, court told
Led Zeppelin 'lifted' intro to Stairway to Heaven, court told

Members of Led Zeppelin have appeared in court to face claims that they copied the famous opening guitar riff on their "iconic" song Stairway To Heaven.

Wed, 15 Jun, 2016

‘Stairway to Heaven’ leads Robert Plant and Jimmy Page to the dock
‘Stairway to Heaven’ leads Robert Plant and Jimmy Page to the dock

Led Zeppelin’s lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page must face a US jury trial over whether they stole opening chords for their 1971 classic ‘Stairway to Heaven’.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2016

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