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Led Zeppelin To Fight 'Stairway To Heaven' Lawsuit

09/10/2014
. (hennemusic) Led Zeppelin have hired prominent entertainment lawyer Helene Freeman to represent them in a lawsuit that claims the band plagiarized portions of their iconic 1971 anthem, "Stairway To Heaven."

Business Week reports Freeman has previously done work for boy band NSYNC, singer Diana Ross and corporate clients that include record distributors and advertising agencies.

The lawsuit, brought by the estate of Spirit guitarist Randy California and members of the band, claims the acoustic introduction to "Stairway" was lifted from their 1968 instrumental, "Taurus."

The two bands crossed paths during Zeppelin's first US tour, which saw the future rock legends open for Vanilla Fudge and Spirit, and that's where the Los Angeles band claims Jimmy Page was exposed to "Taurus." here.

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