Led Zeppelin face lawsuit for alleged plagiarism on Stairway to Heaven

Francis Alexander Malofiy confirmed a report in Bloomberg Businessweek saying a copyright lawsuit is in the works, but declined to give details.
According to the magazine, the plaintiffs in the pending case allege Led Zeppelin lifted the opening riffs of “Stairway to Heaven” from a 1968 instrumental called “Taurus” recorded by the LA psychedelic band, Spirit.