Washington (AFP):
A lawyer in Philadelphia is gearing up to sue Led Zeppelin for allegedly pilfering another band’s music when it composed and recorded its 1971 classic ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ Contacted by AFP on Tuesday, Francis Alexander Malofiy confirmed a report in Bloomberg Businessweek saying a copyright lawsuit is in the works, but declined to give details.
According to the magazine, the plaintiffs in the pending case allege Led Zeppelin lifted the opening riffs of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ from a 1968 instrumental called ‘Taurus’ recorded by the Los Angeles psychedelic band Spirit.