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Led Zeppelin cleared over ‘Stairway’ riff claim

The guitar riff Led Zeppelin used in the 1971 classic ‘Stairway to Heaven’ differed substantially from one the English band was accused of stealing from the US group Spirit, a jury found in a copyright infringement trial in Los Angeles.

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Court listens very hard as Led Zeppelin deny stealing ‘Stairway To Heaven’
Led Zeppelin 'lifted' intro to Stairway to Heaven, court told

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Court to rule on ‘Stairway to Heaven’ riff copyright
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