No, Led Zeppelin did not stole "stairs to heaven", rules of the court
The opening riff may seem similar to "Taurus", but the Tribunal ruled that there is no copyright infringement.
A court decided for the second time who directed Zeppelin'smost famous song"Staircase to heaven", did not break the copyright of a song that opens with a similar acoustic guitar progression, "Taurus" of mind.
The California-based strip has long alleged that the opening to "Taurus" is sufficiently similar to the opening of the Zeppelin LED Classic it guarantees a violation of copyright.
The initial decision in 2016 in favor of "sky staircase" was challenged and finally resulted in a decision of the Court of Appeal that also led Zeppelin's favor.
According toHollywood journalist, the "Decision of 54 pages In addition, competition will probably become a new standard in copyright infringement cases and may be presented to the Supreme Court. "
In 1968, the Zeppelin of High and La-Venu opened the spirit at a concert of December in Colorado. This revealed credibility to the notion that similar song openings were "borrowed", but judges said no.
Thanks to the BYU Copyright License Office, you can listen to both versions and compare the two yourself:
