Led Zeppelin Did Not Steal Chords In ‘Stairway To Heaven,’ Rules Jury – What Will This Mean?

Scott Timberg: “At times, it looked like it was going to bend the other way. But a Los Angeles federal jury has decided unanimously that Led Zeppelin did not break copyright law in the composition of its song ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ … So what’s likely to be the effect of the judgment? This is probably a case where a process that seems to be accelerating will halt for a little while.”