Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ copyright suit appealed
Rock band Led Zeppelin may have won the copyright battle over their song “Stairway to Heaven” at the US District Court for the Central District of California, but they haven’t won the war.
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24 June 2016 Led Zeppelin won a copyright trial over “Stairway to Heaven” yesterday after the British rock group had been accused of copying a song from a less well-known US band, Spirit.
9 August 2016 The publisher for UK rock band Led Zeppelin, music company Warner/Chappell, has lost its request for almost $800,000 in damages following the “Stairway to Heaven” copyright case.
12 June 2019 The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has decided to review a copyright infringement case in which rock band Led Zeppelin are accused of stealing elements of their 1971 song “Stairway to Heaven”.