Intellectual Property,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 12, 2019
9th Circuit en banc panel to consider Led Zeppelin case
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear en banc a copyright lawsuit claiming the iconic English rock band Led Zeppelin copied a published melody written by guitarist Randy Wolfe when it recorded its 1971 hit, “Stairway to Heaven.”
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear en banc a copyright lawsuit claiming the iconic English rock band Led Zeppelin copied a published melody written by guitarist Randy Wolfe when it recorded its 1971 hit, "Stairway to Heaven."
Last year, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit vacated a federal jury finding that Wolfe's song "Taurus" was not substantially similar to t...
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