Ongoing Discovery Dispute In “Stairway To Heaven” Lawsuit

I have previously discussed the ongoing copyright dispute between Led Zeppelin and the estate of Randy Wolfe, who was a guitarist for the group Spirit.  The lawsuit alleges that the hit song ‘Stairway to Heaven’ was plagiarized from Taurus which was a 1967 instrumental by Spirit.  “With a jury trial scheduled to begin in just over a month, Led Zeppelin, their music publisher and record label continue to feud with the estate of a founding member of the rock band Spirit over the allowance of expert depositions in a copyright infringement case surrounding the song ‘Stairway to Heaven.’” These developments show why it is important for musicians and creative artists should protect themselves by speaking with an experienced intellectual property and entertainment lawyer. 

See Discovery Dispute Lingers in “Stairway to Heaven” Copyright Infringement Case, Klein Moynihan Turco LLP, May 12, 2016.