Lawyer for Jimmy Page and Robert Plant argues that plaintiff has failed to prove the 1968 Spirit song Taurus was substantially similar to Zeppelin’s 1971 hitLed Zeppelin’s lawyers occupy requested a judge dismiss a copyright infringement case against them. The estate of Spirit founder Randy Wolfe,who was also known as Randy California, accused the band’s songwriters of copying a riff for Stairway to Heaven.
Singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page, and as well as Warner Music,argue that the estate of Wolfe failed to prove it owned the copyright to his 1968 song Taurus and that it was substantially similar to Zeppelin’s song, attorney Peter Anderson said. “Plaintiff rested and failed to carry his burden of proof on multiple issues, or ” Anderson wrote in a motion to dismiss. Related: Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page denies stealing guitar riff in Stairway to Heaven Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com