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Posted: June 14 2014 at 17:53
SteveG wrote:
Attorneys for Proto proggers Spirit are suing Led Zeppelin for lifting the opening arpeggio to Stairway To Heaven from a track titled Taurus from Spirit's 1968 self titled debut album. If you have the album, post if you think its a Yea or a Nay.
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Posted: June 14 2014 at 23:35
SteveG wrote:
aapatsos wrote:
Read about this a few days ago and agree there is a lot of similarity in the tune of "Taurus".But really... get a life BTW Taurus is from the debut album
Good catch! I changed my post to reflect the true facts. I get all my music news here in the States from the authority on all things Prog: The Colbert Report.
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And you just know that, contrary to his apparent boredom listening to it on the show, he's actually a fan of Dr. Sardonicus.
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Posted: June 15 2014 at 07:28
Michael678 wrote:
in cases like these, i say "Who gives a f**k?" cause i don't and they went through this stuff for a long time so its nothing new. and by the way, i think its just similarity, not plagiarism (imho).
and to add on to what i said back then, it took these guys 40 years. seriously? people already noticed this similarity between these two, but also it was his estate as he unfortunately drowned in '97. but still, it took those guys that amount of time to this, i mean, sheesh, let's just get this over with and get ready for the next round of reissues.
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Posted: June 15 2014 at 11:21
One thing that I find to be slightly baffling is that with the arrival of the internet, you would think it would be easier for the musicians to prepare their cases. For example, look at this video of the Yardbirds performing Jake Holmes' "Dazed And Confused":
And that's just one thing. By the time Holmes filed his suit, there was a lot of evidence to support his claim floating around on the internet. If someone - either Holmes himself, one of his' fans or lawyers, or someone who wanted to troll Jimmy Page - took the time to gather this information, the incident would have been settled earlier and probably would have gotten him a co-writing credit (at the least) instead of "Inspired by".
That's just me. Maybe I'm over simplifying things.
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Posted: June 15 2014 at 11:24
Michael678 wrote:
Michael678 wrote:
in cases like these, i say "Who gives a f**k?" cause i don't and they went through this stuff for a long time so its nothing new. and by the way, i think its just similarity, not plagiarism (imho).
and to add on to what i said back then, it took these guys 40 years. seriously? people already noticed this similarity between these two, but also it was his estate as he unfortunately drowned in '97. but still, it took those guys that amount of time to this, i mean, sheesh, let's just get this over with and get ready for the next round of reissues.
Read other people's posts on this thread; you may find your answers here. Perhaps that will ... erm, calm you down.
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Posted: June 16 2014 at 09:55
Michael678 wrote:
Michael678 wrote:
in cases like these, i say "Who gives a f**k?" cause i don't and they went through this stuff for a long time so its nothing new. and by the way, i think its just similarity, not plagiarism (imho).
and to add on to what i said back then, it took these guys 40 years. seriously? people already noticed this similarity between these two, but also it was his estate as he unfortunately drowned in '97. but still, it took those guys that amount of time to this, i mean, sheesh, let's just get this over with and get ready for the next round of reissues.
May the karma police condemn them to listen to their first 3 albums for all eternity.
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Posted: June 17 2014 at 09:33
Much ado about nothing. An attorney akin to an ambulance-chaser is trolling for cash on the heels of a major
Led Zep remaster that will garner the band millions and probably a series of #1 albums. Read up on the lawyer, he's a real piece of work.
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