Led Zeppelin are invited to prove the paternity famous song!

The Spirit, a psychedelic band of Los Angeles, which had won the recognition of the music scene, but not international reputation comparable to that of Led Zeppelin, argues that the…
typical melancholic guitar-driven melody of the introduction of the flagship of this song is borrowed from the instrumental track “Taurus”, released in 1968, three years before the creation of Page and Plant.
The guitarist of Spirit, Randy Wolf—Randy California, as it was the name of the tent—he had never filed a lawsuit before his death in 1997, but the lawsuit was filed now by the administrator of the estate and the rights of Michael Skidmore.
“If you listen to the two songs, you can judge for yourself. It’s a real…I don’t like to say stealing”, stated Randy California in an interview shortly before his death, statements included in the documents tabled.
“And these guys have won million. dollars and never said ‘thank you’, or ‘can you pay?’. This is a very αλγεινό point for me”, he said bitter the same.
After a two-year legal battle, federal judge Gary Klausner didn’t, although a verdict as to whether there really is plagiarism, but came to the view that there is enough material to establish a trial. At the same, the two parties contradict each other on one key point: the access that could have Led Zeppelin in the Taurus before you record Stairway to Heaven in London, between December 1970 and January 1971.
Led Zeppelin had opened the concert of the Spirit on December 26, 1968, in Colorado, during their first appearance in America.
The Plant, Paige, and the pianist John Paul Jones –as well as drummer John Bonham died in 1980—submitted to the court a declaration, attesting that it has never had a relationship with the Spirit, and neither had ever heard their music. The first two defendants, who have given deposits, are expected to attend in court on Tuesday.
The members of Led Zeppelin argue that the introduction of Stairway to Heaven (one melody at a scale of a-minor) has been used as a ‘road’ in music for centuries, and that the action skips the rest of the song, which lasts eight minutes.
However, the judge rejected their argument, noting that the two pieces are many other similarities, such as in the bass line.
Michael Skidmore has not been quantified monetarily in the amount of the compensation for loss of earnings, and rights. The music Press considers that this compensation can range from the symbolic amount of one dollar, up to the astronomical sum of 40 million.
In the lawsuit, which was filed in Pennsylvania have also stressed that the Led Zeppelin “have a long history associated with the use of compositions from blues artists and other composers that have never been recalled”.
As the support deposited with other 16 songs, which in the past have been subject to an amicable settlement, which included a reference to the composer, and the payment of compensation. They are great successes of the band, such as “Whole lotta love”, or “Baby I’m gonna leave you”.
Also the judge dismissed the complaint of Led Zeppelin-how the fact that has been time-barred, citing the remastered version of the song, which was released in 2014.
However, the same judge noted that Skidmore will be entitled only for 50% of the compensation and rights they could επιδικασθούν from the chair, as Randy California had signed a contract that gave 50% of the synthetic rights to the record company.
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