Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven Trial Begins
.
(Classic Rock) Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page appeared in court on Tuesday (June 14th) for the start of the trial over their iconic classic track "Stairway To Heaven." They're accused of having taken a significant part of Spirit's 1967 track Taurus and used it as the opening riff for their own song, which was released four years later. But the hearing, before Los Angeles district judge Gary Klausner, could be cut short after the lawyer representing late Spirit guitarist Randy California apparently used evidence that had not been included in trial plans. Francis Malofiy played a video recording of a guitarist performing the riffs in question, leading Led Zeppelin representative Peter Anderson to object. Judge Klausner said playing the video could be "grounds for a mistrial" if it hadn't been listed, but Malofiy chose to keep playing it. Read more here. Classic Rock Magazine is an official news provider for antiMusic.com. |
On the Blue: New Horizons Cruise Day 1: Marbin Gets the Fun Started
Hot In The City: Prog Band Tu-Ner Coming to Phoenix
Sites and Sounds: Daytona Beach Ready to Rumble with Welcome to Rockville
Watch The Beach Boys Official Documentary Trailer
Ringo & His All Starr Band Announce Fall Tour
The Night Flight Orchestra Inks Deal With Napalm Records
Little Feat 'Can't Be Satisfied' With New Video
The Melvins Stream 'The Making of Tarantula Heart' Mini-Documentary
Watch Babylon A.D.'s 'Wrecking Machine' Video
The Exies Reveal Never Before Seen Footage With 'For What It's Worth' Video
The Allman Brothers Band Legend Dickey Betts Dead At 80