“Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin’s 1971 megahit ... When the band’s self-titled debut came out in 1969, for example, the fine print on the label listed Mr. Page as the sole composer ...

The common ground between “Stairway to Heaven” and “Taurus” largely comes down to a 10-second musical theme that appears 45 seconds into “Taurus,” an instrumental from the band’s ...

The “Stairway to Heaven” copyright lawsuit, about which I blogged several years ago, is back, this time in federal court in California, and it’s getting a fair bit of attention ...

One aspect of the initial case the appeals court upheld was the district court’s decision to deny Skidmore’s request to play the sound recordings of “Taurus” and “Stairway to Heaven ...

Regardless of the verdict, the debate as to whether Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” was ripped off from L.A. rock band Spirit’s song “Taurus” will likely remain unsettled.

Day three of the copyright infringement trial between Led Zeppelin and Sixties rockers Spirit over the authorship of “Stairway to Heaven” continued with the plaintiffs’ contentious ...