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Scootaloo

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50. The rights have passed to a trust

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 07:31 AM

Jun 2016

It's not members of "Spirit" suing, it's trustees who are hoping for some cash payout for a property that isn't exactly making money.

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Led Zeppelin did not steal 'Stairway' riff, jurors say [View all] Eugene Jun 2016 OP

"So all my best is making old words new, spending again what is already spent." ~Bill Shakespeare... Journeyman Jun 2016 #1

Perfect! merrily Jun 2016 #32

Yay! TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #2

Good. I'm not familiar with the Led Zeppelin song, SheilaT Jun 2016 #3

Wow leftynyc Jun 2016 #9

It is one of my least favorite Zepp songs awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #21

Heard it recently for the first leftynyc Jun 2016 #23

Oh, i still sing along when it's on awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #25

it's one of the most overplayed songs. Maybe if you hear it you will recognize it JI7 Jun 2016 #30

and what is this "happy birthday" song everyone's on about? maxsolomon Jun 2016 #34

lol DawgHouse Jun 2016 #42

i thought they had a case before the trial but after reading what JI7 Jun 2016 #4

Why is a case over a song from the 70s being adjudicated now? brooklynite Jun 2016 #5

That's funny! (n/t) PJMcK Jun 2016 #6

A remastered edition was released in 2014 Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #7

That problem also affects some video games, incidentally. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #22

Yep. Japan is notorious for that. Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #26

Maybe because the people who filed the lawsuit are a behaving like a bag of dicks? cstanleytech Jun 2016 #35

The rights have passed to a trust Scootaloo Jun 2016 #50

If the songwriter, Randy Wolfe, did not see fit to sue TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #53

Led Zeppelin has a history of ripping other musicians off Haveadream Jun 2016 #8

This is true.. sendero Jun 2016 #11

And Elvis and so many other R&B bands.... bvar22 Jun 2016 #41

+1 Haveadream Jun 2016 #45

Absolutely.... sendero Jun 2016 #54

okay yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #12

now listen to this reorg Jun 2016 #20

Indie stuff RelativelyJones Jun 2016 #29

I like listening to different versions of my favorite songs LiberalLovinLug Jun 2016 #37

wow! yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #56

And how many elements awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #24

None. Willie Dixon prevailed in a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for the song. Haveadream Jun 2016 #46

Nice selection of pics with that song - thanks! klook Jun 2016 #27

Lol. Yup. Badass Haveadream Jun 2016 #43

Humble Pie - Rocking The Fillmore BobTheSubgenius Jun 2016 #48

Agreed. Zeppelin didn't even CHANGE THE SONG TITLES mainer Jun 2016 #39

"Stairway to Heaven" is often voted greatest rock song of all time! yallerdawg Jun 2016 #10

Didn't know if anyone else saw this post: Skip to 32 second mark on the video... Lars39 Jun 2016 #13

Led Zeppelin has plagiarized before: mainer Jun 2016 #14

Good interview with Salon yesterday. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2016 #15

Both bands are brilliant & I love both. Check out "12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus" Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2016 #16

Close But Not Close Enough colsohlibgal Jun 2016 #17

Nothing wrong with one artist using the themes from another artist. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #18

OK to copy themes and chord progressions. mainer Jun 2016 #40

‘Stairway to Heaven’ Lawsuit Has Major Implications for Wayne’s World w4rma Jun 2016 #19

Who would have thought that the concept of "arpeggio" wasn't exclusive to one band? Scootaloo Jun 2016 #51

Oh man, what a frivolous lawsuit! klook Jun 2016 #28

When I was a kid we noticed it was the same tune as Gilligan's Island The Second Stone Jun 2016 #31

I feel vindicated frazzled Jun 2016 #33

"Good artists copy, great artists steal" - Pablo Picasso LiberalLovinLug Jun 2016 #36

Sounded verrrry similar to me, certainly it inspired the intro, even if it didn't meet the legal JudyM Jun 2016 #38

No Stairway! Denied! Initech Jun 2016 #44

Finally, a News Story that Matters! Night Watchman Jun 2016 #47

In other breaking news, Antonio Vivaldi did not rip off Johann Sebastian Bach in "The Four Seasons" brooklynite Jun 2016 #49

Just because Botany Jun 2016 #52

This is good news. Most pop music is based heavily on the music that came before... cbdo2007 Jun 2016 #55

But just when they thought it was all over rocktivity Jul 2018 #57