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Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Jun. 29, 2016

All that glitters is gold for Led Zeppelin legend

Last Thursday a unanimous jury exonerated British rockers Jimmy Page and Robert Plant -- two members of the storied Led Zeppelin rock band -- from claims of copyright infringement over the iconic 1970s rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven."

J. Michael Keyes

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

701 5th Ave Ste 6100
Seattle , WA 98104

Email: keyes.mike@dorsey.com

Gonzaga Univ SOL; Spokane WA

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Last Thursday in a Los Angeles federal courtroom, a unanimous eight-person jury exonerated British rockers Jimmy Page and Robert Plant - two members of the storied Led Zeppelin rock band - from claims of copyright infringement over the iconic 1970s rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven." The plaintiff was a man by the name of Michael Skidmore, but it was not his song that was allegedly purloined by Page and Plant. Instead, Skidmore was the trustee of the estate of Randy Wolfe, the former front m...

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