The Trump admin. is coming to the defense of Led Zeppelin in a copyright dispute over the opening passage of 'Stairway to Heaven.'
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is coming to the defense of Led Zeppelin in a copyright dispute over the opening passage from one of rock's best-known anthems,"Stairway to Heaven," a melody and chord sequence that nearly every aspiring guitarist tries to master.
Trustees for the songwriter of"Taurus," Randy Wolfe — who called himself Randy California and has since died — accuse Led Zeppelin of violating his copyright by appropriating the"distinct plucked guitar line and melody." The case went to a jury, which ruled for Led Zeppelin in 2016.At the trial, the jury heard from a member of Spirit, Led Zeppelin musicians Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and musical experts — but jurors never heard the actual recording of either song in court.
In its brief filed Thursday, the Justice Department said the trial judge got it right when he ruled that the only work subject to copyright protection was the sheet music, because the song was written before Congress changed the law in 1972, which gave protection to sound recordings.
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