English rock band faces trial over copyright infringement

English rock band faces trial over copyright infringement

Two members of Led Zeppelin are to face a jury over claims they stole the opening chords of their classic Stairway To Heaven.

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A judge in the US says the 1971 song and an instrumental work called Taurus, by the band Spirit in 1967, had "substantial" similarities.


His decision means that Led Zeppelin's lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page will appear on 10 May in a Los Angeles court accused of copyright infringement.


Listen to Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven below.

Below, is Taurus by the band, Spirit.

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