F or decades, Led Zeppelin had been one of the most iconic rock bands of all time. Hit after hit, they cemented themselves as a legacy of rock music, from releasing “Whole Lotta Love” to “When The ...

1. “Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin. A classic great song. One of the best. If you listen closely, it's about a lady seeking a false god.

The music business will experience collective déjà vu next week when Led Zeppelin goes back to court facing claims that it ripped off its signature “Stairway to Heaven” from Spirit’s ...

The “Stairway to Heaven” case illustrates that there are a lot of unsettled issues in copyright law when it comes to music, said Jacqueline Charlesworth, a former general counsel with the ...

Last week the en banc 9th Circuit heard argument in the case of Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, involving the claim that the famous opening guitar riff in Led Zeppelin's classic "Stairway to Heaven ...

Music to be seen and not heard (in full) To the untrained ear, the recorded versions of the songs’ respective introductions have a similar sound, leading to speculation before the decision that ...

Like “ Stairway to Heaven ” itself, the copyright lawsuit against the iconic Led Zeppelin song is winding, dramatic and complex. While the first case seemingly wrapped in 2016, with a judge ...

What’s meant to happen next is that “Stairway to Heaven” plays in its entirety as we watch Mom, William and his entourage get lost in the epic music.

“Taurus” was written by guitarist Randy Wolfe, known as Randy California, in 1968 — three years before “Stairway to Heaven” was created. Wolfe died in 1997.

Among the last few lines of Led Zeppelin’s rock ballad Stairway to Heaven are the lyrics “And if you listen very hard/The tune will come to you at last./When all are one and one is all…” ...

But now, nearly six years later, the Supreme Court has ruled in Zeppelin’s favor. Spirit’s Randy Wolf penned “Taurus” in 1967, four years before Zeppelin recorded “Stairway To Heaven.” ...