![]() The ruling from the first trial, given in 2016, found that copying had not been proved. The jury was asked by Wolfe's lawyer to grant a third of royalties from Stairway to Heaven to the Wolfe estate, but they decided that plagiarism did not occur and the songs were not intrinsically similar. In addition to claiming copyright infringement, claims are also made for c ontributory copyright infringement, vicarious copyright infringement, and for equitable relief in granting Randy California a right of attribution as a composer, on account of the claim of "Falsification of Rock n' Roll History". ![]() A Philadelphia lawyer representing the estate of the deceased Randy Wolfe (aka Randy California) sought an injunction against its release, joined by Spirit's bass player Mark Andes. In 2014 Led Zeppelin planned a remastered reissue of Stairway To Heaven. ![]() In 2014 legal proceedings were commenced by lawyers representing Taurus songwriter Randy California, claiming that Stairway To Heaven infringed Taurus. ![]() ![]() Led Zeppelin wrote and recorded Stairway to Heaven in 1971 and it was released the same year. In that year and in 1969 Led Zeppelin played four concerts with Taurus. US prog rock band Spirit wrote an instrumental song called Taurus in 1967. ![]()
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