Did Led Zeppelin steal the riff from "Stairway to Heaven" from Spirit's "Taurus"? Why does it matter more than ever? In the initial case that began in 2014, Michael Skidmore — a trustee representing ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: Jimmy Page attends the UK Premiere of 'Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day' at Hammersmith Apollo on October 12, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) ...

The four members of Led Zeppelin certainly didn't know they were creating an anthem for the ages when they began writing "Stairway to Heaven" in early 1971. But make no mistake: The band was ...

The Ninth Circuit has reversed a prior opinion that a new trial is required to determine whether Led Zeppelin's most popular hit infringed Spirit's "Taurus." By Eriq Gardner Former Legal ...

Anyone with Internet access can listen for themselves to whether Led Zeppelin’s opening “Stairway to Heaven” riff rips off a song recorded three years earlier. But the jury deciding the fate of the ...

LOS ANGELES --Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven," a federal court jury decided ...

The surviving members of Led Zeppelin squashed one of the group’s most established and enduring mythologies when the band’s bassist/keyboardist/songwriter John ...