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Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway' Copyright Battle, Explained

By Bill Donahue (September 19, 2019, 2:21 PM EDT) -- Led Zeppelin will head to the Ninth Circuit on Monday to defend against claims that the band stole the intro to "Stairway to Heaven" from an obscure song, setting the stage for a ruling with huge implications for music copyright law....

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