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Michael Skidmore, speaking for late Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, claimed Page and Robert Plant stole the riff from Spirit\u2019s 1968 song \u201cTaurus.\u201d Page took the stand, calm but firm, swearing he\u2019d never even heard the track until the internet lit up with accusations. Then, like a scene out of a movie, he picked up a guitar in front of the judge and jury, played the legendary riff\u2014and proved his case. Led Zeppelin walked out with their legacy intact."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jimmy Page took the stand on June 15, 2016. The Led Zeppelin guitarist\u2019s time in court came amid a legal battle over the band\u2019s song, \u201cStairway to Heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guitarnoise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jimmy-page-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Page \u2013 Music Biography - Guitar Noise\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Page found himself in court over the opening guitar riff on their 1971 track. Michael Skidmore, a trustee representing the estate of Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, accused both Page and Robert Plant of stealing the riff from Spirit\u2019s 1968 track, \u201cTaurus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While on the stand, Page denied stealing the riff. He added that he hadn\u2019t heard \u201cTaurus\u201d until the controversy over its similarities to his work began circulating online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did, however, admit to owning albums by Spirit, including their debut LP on which the song in question appeared. Page said he could not recall how it became part of his collection and held firm on his position that he hadn\u2019t heard the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.stereogum.com\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jimmy-page-robbie-williams-court-1527696585.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Page And Robbie Williams Are Still Feuding Over Mansion Renovations\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Led Zeppelin wound up winning the case in 2016, but that wasn\u2019t the end of the story. Two years later, a three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit ruled that the original trial involved \u201cerroneous jury instructions\u201d and ordered a new trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, in 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the original trial\u2019s verdict, thus officially giving Page and Zeppelin their win. Several months later, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case, which ended the saga for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch the video down below and don\u2019t forget to share this beautiful song with your friends and family\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stairway to Heaven Live\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xbhCPt6PZIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why Did Led Zeppelin Win the Legal Case?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision was one that changed legal precedent, specifically as it related to the inverse ratio rule. The rule, which was used in previous similar cases, essentially stated that, if someone could prove the accused party had access to the work in question, the less similar the two pieces of music have to be to find infringement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat you have here is a big win for the multi-billion dollar industry against the creatives. I love Led Zeppelin, as a man, and I can separate my appreciation for them as four band members playing amazing music, but they\u2019re the greatest art thieves of all time and they got away with it again today,\u201d Skidmore\u2019s lawyer, Francis Malofiy, told&nbsp;<em>Rolling Stone<\/em>&nbsp;at the time. \u201cThey won on a technicality. But they absolutely stole that piece of work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for why the court opted to do away with the inverse ration rule, according to the outlet, Judge R. 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