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It still ain't over...Appeal filed.
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven-case-appeal/
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/led-zeppelin-stairway-to-heaven-case-appeal/
So, did the Zeps rip off Spirit, for "Stairway"? Rik Emmitt of Triumph has some great insights here (and is pretty entertaining on the topic):
https://youtu.be/JT64JH-Vh98
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May I sue the people playing guitar right handedly? I believe they copied me.
Only if I get to sue people who play badly.
Face it folks, this isn't about the song, it's about the money...
sounds like a ruling to me, your honor.Yes, of course it’s about the money, since the exclusive rights protected by a copyright are purely economic.
Copyrights grant an exclusive economic monopoly to the copyright owner for a certain period of time. Copyrights were intentionally created by the Founding Fathers as economic rights, to provide incentives for people to create things.
Therefore, the statute on which the copyright is based provides only for an award of economic damages. No plaques or Grammy trophies are awarded to the winner. Only money. That’s it. That’s the limitation of copyright law. Bragging rights are not included in the law.
The background is that copyright law and remedies are purely creatures of statute. The power to establish a copyright law was expressly included Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution of 1787; that power was given to Congress. And one of the first things that Congress did was pass copyright laws.
A copyright lawsuit is filed to force the loser to disgorge their ill-gotten profits or get statutory damages, as a disincentive for people to profit over other people’s creative works during the period of exclusivity of the monopoly.
But it’s not only copyrights. Every corporate lawsuit is about the money. Every contract lawsuit is about the money. Every employment lawsuit is about the money. Every personal injury lawsuit is about the money. I could go on, but most lawsuits are about the money. Most suits for injunctive relief are about the money. Criminal laws put people in jail for stealing money. Money is a big deal.
So yes. A copyright lawsuit is about the money, because the economic value of an exclusive monopoly on the creative work is the purpose of the copyright.
All that aside, it’s fairly clear to me that Led Zep did not steal that song.
sounds like a ruling to me, your honor.
Sounds like they have a "No Stairway" policy too!The Supreme Court refuses to hear the case...