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Justice Department Sides With LED ZEPPELIN In 'Stairway To Heaven' Copyright Case
Blabbermouth ^
| August 16, 2019
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Posted on 08/16/2019 9:20:59 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: Mr_Moonlight
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posted on
08/17/2019 4:52:48 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
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To: Mr_Moonlight
>>”Taurus” doesn’t even come close to the entire composition nor performance that is “Stairway”.
John Lennon only used a line from Chuck Berry’s You Can’t Catch Me in Come Together but it was enough to permit mobster Morris Levy to sue Lennon over the infraction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Catch_Me
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posted on
08/17/2019 4:56:05 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Commitee)
To: qam1
The guy lays it out well.
Not guilty. No way.
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posted on
08/17/2019 5:03:17 AM PDT
by
Lakeshark
(Trump. He stands for the great issues of the day. Stay the course!)
To: Tired of Taxes
I actually think the Stones were the best cover band of all time.
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posted on
08/17/2019 5:13:26 AM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Trump is President and CEO of America, Inc.)
To: DoodleBob
Greatest. Band. Ever!!!
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posted on
08/17/2019 5:19:02 AM PDT
by
God luvs America
(63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
To: DoodleBob
The punishment for plagiarism must be the gallows pole!
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posted on
08/17/2019 5:52:12 AM PDT
by
Freestate316
(Know what you believe and why you believe it.)
To: Freestate316
Best comment in this thread. You win!
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posted on
08/17/2019 5:56:31 AM PDT
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: DoodleBob
The punishment for plagiarism must be the gallows pole!
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:31:05 AM PDT
by
Freestate316
(Know what you believe and why you believe it.)
To: Lurker
Geez, I thought they were terrible. We walked out.
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:31:37 AM PDT
by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
To: qam1
Super explanation.
Have you ever seen the youtube of 40 rock songs done with the same exact chord progression? (”Don’t Stop Believin’” was one).
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:36:29 AM PDT
by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
To: LS
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:41:09 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: DoodleBob
I would have liked to have seen someone go up to Peter Grant back in the day and try to tell them that Zeppelin was ripping off other artists.
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:42:30 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
I don't think most people would have been stupid enough to say that to Grant's face...they'd have used a process server dispatched to Swan Song's corporate offices. Then Grant would have dispatched Richard Cole to the law office of the plaintiff.
Zeppelin were certainly creative in their own right. As I said Achilles Last Stand is a masterpiece. They also inspired countless musicians and bands. Of course Jimmy Page gets Rock's Roman Polanski award, after 1970 or so there were not a very good live act, and so on. Net-net I like them, but I'd rather be honest with facts than be a bot-nobody looks good in brown lipstick.
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posted on
08/17/2019 6:57:12 AM PDT
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: Seruzawa
Rock was stolen from old blues men anyway
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posted on
08/17/2019 7:03:20 AM PDT
by
Pollard
(If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
To: DoodleBob
George Harrison got sued for “My Sweet Lord” because they said it was a ripoff of The Chiffon’s “Hes So Fine.” Harrison said: “it’s the same chords but not the same song.”
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posted on
08/17/2019 7:11:23 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(A big mouth doesn't make a big man.~John Wayne)
To: LS
Anyone can have a off night. I saw Aerosmith back during the Monsters of Rock days. They were awful. Just awful. Tyler was so drunk he fell over and face planted on stage. They played for about 4 songs before Jeff Beck saved the day and politely ushered them off stage.
He played the entire Blow by Blow album and then dig into his stuff all the way back to the Yardbirds. 2 hours later it was over. He was amazing. Just amazing.
This was at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Ironically enough a large cooling unit caught fire when Aerosmith was playing. Fortunately the fire was quickly sniffed out and no one was injured. That could have broke real bad.
L
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posted on
08/17/2019 7:16:30 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
So the Stones copied, too, eh?
To: a fool in paradise
True. A lot of bands were playing cover music back then.
But did they all pretend to write the music? Plant and Page had their names listed as the writers.
To: a fool in paradise
Never heard that before, but it’s a great tune.
To: 4yearlurker
Ironically, Led Zeppelin "ripped off" Harrison with The Rain Song, though in truth they considered it paying homage to George. Per Wikipedia, George Harrison was reportedly the inspiration for "The Rain Song" when he made a comment to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, about the fact that the group never wrote any ballads. In Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page, biographer Brad Tolinski quotes Page: "George [Harrison] was talking to Bonzo one evening and said, 'The problem with you guys is that you never do ballads.' I said, 'I'll give him a ballad,' and I wrote 'Rain Song,' which appears on House of the Holy. In fact, you'll notice I even quote 'Something' in the song's first two chords." However, there is some disagreement about exactly what was said by whom.
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posted on
08/17/2019 8:07:10 AM PDT
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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