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Sanity prevails: US Supreme Court refuses to hear “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism case

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Led Zeppelin, Plagiarism, Spirit

It’s the plagiarism case that will not go away (it’s been with us since 2014). The estate of Randy California,

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The “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism case could reach the US Supreme Court. This is not good for music.

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright, Led Zeppelin, Plagiarism, Spirit, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus

Sorry for the legal talk, but I feel the need to address things because I get so many emails about

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Led Zeppelin has won in the “Stairway to Heaven” copyright lawsuit. Again.

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Copyright Infringement, Plagiarism, Spirit, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus

Yes, this stupid, futile lawsuit has been ongoing this entire time. To recap, the estate of Randy California (he of

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Are you following the Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism trial? Then you’ll want to see this.

September 25, 2019September 24, 2019 Alan Cross 3 Comments Led Zeppelin, Plagiarism, Spirit, Taurus

Five years on, the estate of Randy California of the band Spirit is still trying to prove that Jimmy Page

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The US Government comes to the aid of Led Zeppelin in the “Stairway to Heaven” case

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Led Zeppelin, Plagiarism, Spirit, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus

If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that the estate of Randy California, the late leader of a band called

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Random music news for Monday, August 5, 2019

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments A$AP Rocky, AC-DC, Acacia Strain, Aretha Franking, Courtney Love, Echosmith, FLAC, Joe Rogan, Led Zeppelin, Maolcom Young, Marilyn Manson, Nicola Wren, Pennebaker, R. Kelly, Spirit, Tool, X Japan

This is one of the few days of the year that Canadians get a stat while America doesn’t. Feels good,

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Random music news for Thursday, November 1, 2018

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Big Machine, Bose, Brexit, Earbuds, Frank Sinatra, Guns 'N Roses, Kanye West, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Pandas, Peter Criss, Podcasting, Rap Battles, Smart Speakers, Spirit, Taylor Swift, Twitter

The sound you heard at midnight was a bunch of radio stations flipping to an all-Christmas format for the rest

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Random music news for Thursday, October 18, 2018

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adobe, Ariana Grande, Copright, David Bowie, Kanye, Led Zeppelin, Moby, Plagiarism, Snoop Dogg, Spirit, Spotify

Weed’s been legal in Canada for 24 hours. Society didn’t collapse. I think we’ll be okay. Here’s music news for

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The “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism trial is back from the dead

September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Led Zeppelin, Plagiarism, Randy California, Spirit

Here we go again. A couple of years ago, a California judge threw out a claim that Led Zeppelin (specifically

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Remember the “Stairway to Heaven” Plagiarism Trial? An Appeal Has Been Filed.

March 18, 2017March 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Led Zeppelin, Plagiarism, Spirit, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus

Here we go again. Last summer, a judge dismissed the case that alleged plagiarism and copyright infringement on the part of

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Random Music News for Thursday, December 22, 2016

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Jack White, Jane Zhang, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Mariachi, Martin, Prince, Spirit, Status Quo, Sun Studios, Video Games, Yoko Ono, Yugoslavia

The solstice has passed and the days are now getting longer! Only six months til summer And now, music news.

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