There has to be some sort of statute of limitations on a claim like this, right? It's not like Stairway is a new song...even assuming Spirit wanted to wait a bit to see if the song would be a hit, it's been 43 years since the song was released...
On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 11:35:11 AM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > > *Bloomberg > BusinessWeek*<http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-15/led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-vs-dot-spirits-taurus-a-reckoning>(link): > "It’s no secret Led Zeppelin borrowed from blues and folk musicians > in what it said was part of an organic tradition that created new, original > works," wrote Vernon Silver last week... it's one of those borrowings, > allegedly from the group Spirit's instrumental "Taurus" on its eponymous > début album in 1968, over which member Mark Andes and the executor for > writer Randy California are seeking a piece of the zillions "Stairway to > Heaven" has earned Jimmy Page lo these many decades... if you're good at > reading music, a linked game presents measures from both tunes challenging > players to determine which is from which... > > B > > > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
