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| Born | February 20, 1951 |
| Hometown | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Led Zeppelin emerges victor in 'Stairway to Heaven' plagiarism case
- The band, one of the best-selling rock acts of all time, was handed victory after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case, meaning that a March 2020 decision by a U.S. appeals court in Led Zeppelin's favor will stand. Lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page had been accused in the six-year long case of lifting the riff - one of the best-known openings in rock music - from a song called "Taurus", written by the late Randy Wolfe of the U.S. band Spirit. Wolfe, who performed as Randy California, drowned in 1997, and the case was brought by a trustee for his estate.
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- EntertainmentCBS News
Court rules Led Zeppelin didn't plagiarize "Stairway to Heaven"
"There is no direct evidence that the two bands toured together, or that Led Zeppelin band members heard Spirit perform 'Taurus,'" the court said in its decision.
- USThe Telegraph
Led Zeppelin wins 'Stairway to Heaven' plagiarism case
Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a US appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for "Stairway to Heaven" from an obscure song written four years earlier. In a 9-2 decision, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said lead singer Robert Plant's and guitarist Jimmy Page's 1971 rock anthem did not infringe "Taurus," written by guitarist Randy Wolfe of the band Spirit. "The trial and appeal process has been a long climb up the 'Stairway to
- EntertainmentThe Independent
Led Zeppelin win Stairway To Heaven copyright court case
Led Zeppelin have won the court case accusing them of stealing their song “Stairway to Heaven”.The UK band were accused of stealing the 1971 rock classic from the song Taurus, written by Randy Wolfe, a guitarist in the band Spirit.
- EntertainmentUSA TODAY
Led Zeppelin wins latest copyright battle in 'Stairway to Heaven' fight
A federal appeals court restored an earlier verdict on whether the iconic rock band's hit “Stairway to Heaven" violated copyright laws.
- EntertainmentPA Media: World News
Led Zeppelin win latest battle in Stairway To Heaven legal fight
A US appeal court handed a major win to guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant and dealt a blow to the estate of Randy Wolfe of the band Spirit.
- USAssociated Press
Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway' fight
A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal “Stairway to Heaven." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the major win to guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant and dealt a blow to the estate of Randy Wolfe of the band Spirit. The estate claimed that the 1971 mega-hit “Stairway to Heaven” violated the copyright of the 1968 song “Taurus.”
- EntertainmentConsequence of Sound
Led Zeppelin Win “Stairway to Heaven” Copyright Case as Appellate Court Upholds Trial Jury Ruling
The Ninth Circuit reversed its own decision, handing the classic rockers another victory.Led Zeppelin Win "Stairway to Heaven" Copyright Case as Appellate Court Upholds Trial Jury Ruling Ben Kaye
- USReuters
Led Zeppelin wins 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright case
In a 9-2 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said lead singer Robert Plant's and guitarist Jimmy Page's 1971 rock anthem did not infringe "Taurus," written by guitarist Randy Wolfe of the band Spirit. "The trial and appeal process has been a long climb up the 'Stairway to Heaven,'" Circuit Judge Margaret McKeown wrote for the majority.
- EntertainmentReuters
Led Zeppelin prevails in appeal over 'Stairway to Heaven' riff
Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for "Stairway to Heaven" from an obscure song written four years earlier. In a 9-2 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant's and guitarist Jimmy Page's 1971 rock anthem did not infringe "Taurus," a song written by guitarist Randy Wolfe of the band Spirit.
- EntertainmentFox Business
'Stairway to Heaven' takes Led Zeppelin back to courtroom purgatory
Led Zeppelin back in court over "Stairway" copyright claim.
