Lead singer Robert Plant (left) and guitarist Jimmy Page of British rock band Led Zeppelin in these combination file photos on October 9, 2012, and July 21, 2015, in NY and Toronto respectively.
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However, just when you thought the whirlwind lawsuit was over, the trustee for late Spirit guitarist Randy California (Randy Wolfe), has filed a notice of appeal regarding the outcome of the case. It has been reported that he is disputing not only the ruling but also any “interlocutory” – or provisional – legal rulings and decisions that were made over the course of the legal proceedings.
Plant, Page and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones all took the stand during the initial trial, and testified that they weren’t familiar with “Taurus”.
Klausner’s decision was consistent with copyright infringement cases involving music recorded before a copyright law revision in 1972 extended federal protection to sound recordings.
A court panel determined that he violated various rules of conduct in another infringement case he argued involving Usher’s hit “Bad Girl”, raising the issue of how an appeal might proceed if Skidmore chose to pursue one.
The battle over Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is not dead yet. Malofiy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. After a two week trial in June, a jury ruled in favor of Zeppelin.
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