Led Zeppelin has once again prevailed in a long-running copyright dispute over whether the U.K. rock band infringed Spirit's "Taurus" to create "Stairway to Heaven." Led Zeppelin, from left, bassist John Paul Jones, singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page. More than 120 artists and industry organizations have lent their support to Led Zeppelin in the ongoing copyright infringement case over ‘Stairway to Heaven’. A federal appeals court has restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal 'Stairway to Heaven' from an obscure song written by Randy Wolfe (inset) four years earlier. In this July 13, 1985 file photo, Led Zeppelin bandmates, singer Robert Plant, left, and guitarist Jimmy Page, reunite to perform for the Live Aid famine relief concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. The estate of guitarist Randy Wolfe filed suit claiming that Led Zeppelin copied portions of Taurus, a song written by Wolfe and performed by his band Spirit, in Led Zeppelin's opening notes of Stairway to Heaven. They sometimes credited those sources, sometimes not.

Now Led Zeppelin’s surviving members can relax down by the seaside, or take a trip over the hills and far away. The song remains the same. A federal appeals court has restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal 'Stairway to Heaven' from an obscure song written by Randy Wolfe (inset) four years earlier. The full Ninth Circuit sided with Led Zeppelin on Monday and rejected a high-profile copyright lawsuit accusing the band of stealing the intro to "Stairway to Heaven" from a little-known song. The court also pushed back on the claims of similarity in the Led Zeppelin case, in an opinion that should hearten critics of the “Blurred Lines” decision. Advertisement The song remains the same. An attempt to reach a lawyer for Led Zeppelin was referred to Warner Music Group, which declined Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.

Led Zeppelin requested that the order for a new trial be reconsidered by a larger panel, whose decision, based on the 1909 Copyright Act, puts the original ruling back in place. Led Zeppelin have won the court case accusing them of stealing their song “Stairway to Heaven”. Led Zeppelin's Trial Over 'Stairway to Heaven' Origin Begins. The trial court and full Ninth Circuit said that clearly established access, so playing the sound recording, which isn’t protected by Spirit’s copyright, would prejudice a jury. Led Zeppelin scored a major win on Monday in the copyright battle over “Stairway to Heaven,” as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict finding the song did … Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The rock band Led Zeppelin won a major copyright battle on Monday over claims parts of their popular song "Stairway to Heaven" were stolen. But while Led Zeppelin has been exonerated (though still guilty of other “borrowing,” in my view), this won’t be the last case of its kind to make it to court.