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24 June 2016

Led Zeppelin wins copyright case over ‘Stairway to Heaven’

Led Zeppelin won a copyright trial over “Stairway to Heaven” yesterday after the British rock group had been accused of copying a song from a less well-known US band, Spirit.

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