02:22USA: Battle of the bands - 'Stairway to Heaven' plagiarism trial opens in LA
The plagiarism trial of "Stairway to Heaven," one of the West’s most famous rock anthems, began at Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, Temple Street, Los Angeles, Tuesday.
The lawsuit alleges that Led Zeppelin lifted their 1971 song's famous opening riff from Spirit's "Taurus," a psychedelic band they shared concert billings with in the late 1960s.
Attorney for the estate of the Spirit frontman Randy California Francis Malofiy and trustee for the late Randy Wolfe, as well as Spirit's guitarist Michael Skidmore were seen entering the courtroom.
Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant also appeared in court to defend "Stairway to Heaven."
02:22The plagiarism trial of "Stairway to Heaven," one of the West’s most famous rock anthems, began at Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, Temple Street, Los Angeles, Tuesday.
The lawsuit alleges that Led Zeppelin lifted their 1971 song's famous opening riff from Spirit's "Taurus," a psychedelic band they shared concert billings with in the late 1960s.
Attorney for the estate of the Spirit frontman Randy California Francis Malofiy and trustee for the late Randy Wolfe, as well as Spirit's guitarist Michael Skidmore were seen entering the courtroom.
Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant also appeared in court to defend "Stairway to Heaven."