US jury finds Led Zeppelin did not steal intro to ‘Stairway’

A US jury on Thursday finds that the British rock group Led Zeppelin did not steal the intro to their signature track “Stairway to Heaven” from a long-defunct Los Angeles rock band.

The jury says although songwriting duo Robert Plant and Jimmy Page had access to the material from the band Spirit, there is no proof they had committed plagiarism.

— AFP

In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, left, and singer Robert Plant appear at a press conference ahead of the worldwide theatrical release of "Celebration Day," a concert film of their 2007 London O2 arena reunion show, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, left, and singer Robert Plant appear at a press conference ahead of the worldwide theatrical release of “Celebration Day,” a concert film of their 2007 London O2 arena reunion show, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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