Los Angeles jury finds Robert Plant and Jimmy Page did not steal the most famous passage from the 1971 anthem from the band SpiritLed Zeppelin has defeated a lawsuit that accused the band of stealing the opening riff in Stairway to Heaven,and cemented its space in rock’s pantheon.
A jury in Los Angeles on Thursday cleared Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of pinching arguably the most famous riff of the most famous anthem in rock. Related: Yes, Led Zeppelin took from other people's records – but then they transformed them Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com