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(JTA) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ordered a new trial in a civil lawsuit against the British rock band Led Zeppelin, which accuses it of stealing the famous anthem used in “Stairway to Heaven” from another rock band. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the late Randy Wolfe, aka Randy…
The guitar riff Led Zeppelin used in the 1971 classic “Stairway to Heaven” differed substantially from one the English band was accused of stealing from the U.S. group Spirit, a jury found on Thursday in a copyright infringement trial in Los Angeles. The decision was a victory for Led Zeppelin, one of the top selling…
It will be up to a jury to decide if parts of Led Zeppelin hit “Stairway to Heaven” were stolen from a lesser known song by rock band Spirit, a judge ruled Friday. The lawsuit alleges that Led Zeppelin plagiarized from Spirit’s “Taurus,” and was initiated by a trustee for Randy Wolfe, Spirit’s Jewish guitarist….
Photo by Jim Summaria, via Wiki Commons Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. In this week’s parsha, Ki Tavo, the Israelites are commanded to bring their first fruits to the Temple and present them along with a recitation (which is…
