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Zeppelin lawsuit moves forward

A lawsuit claiming that Led Zeppelin lifted a key portion of the melody in Stairway To Heaven from a song written by Randy California of Spirit first surfaced about a year ago (story).  A subsequent attempt to get the suit dismissed was rejected.  A Philadelphia judged has now issued another ruling that takes the case a step and a few thousand miles closer to being heard.
Bloomberg says the case is being transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, a development that is likely to cause concern in the Zeppelin legal camp.  That is the same court that recently ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke infringed on Marvin Gaye by using the melody from Gaye's Got To Give It Up in their song Blurred Lines, a decision that resulted in a $7.4 million award to Gaye's estate being ordered by the court.  The financial implications of an infringement decision involving a song as big as Stairway could be enormous.
HenneMusic.com

 

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