Stairway to Heaven from another band heads to trial on Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles.
US District Judge Gary Klausner in Los Angeles in a decision in April said Stairway and the 1967 instrumental Taurus by the band Spirit were similar enough to let a jury decide whether Plant and Page were liable for copyright infringement.
The lawsuit was brought by Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the late Randy Wolfe, also known as Randy California, who was Spirit's guitarist and the composer of Taurus.
Skidmore said Page may have been inspired to write Stairway for Led Zeppelin after hearing Spirit perform Taurus while the bands toured together in 1968 and 1969, but that Wolfe never got credit.
Stairway to Heaven is considered one of the most widely heard compositions in rock history and is the signature song of Led Zeppelin.
Skidmore said Page may have been inspired to write Stairway for Led Zeppelin after hearing Spirit perform Taurus while the bands toured together in 1968 and 1969, but that Wolfe never got credit.
Stairway to Heaven is considered one of the most widely heard compositions in rock history and is the signature song of Led Zeppelin.
