Zep intended the classic fourth album to be all about the music, and it was. The band threw fans a bone and included a lyric sheet ... on his drum kit. Listen to "Stairway to Heaven" and more ...

Rock giant Led Zeppelin did not lift music that formed the basis for the group’s hit “Stairway to Heaven,” a jury found ... hinged on the “Taurus” sheet music registered with the U.S ...

Plus, Stairway is a radio king, clocking something like 2,985,000 plays, netting nearly $2 million. It's also thought to be the best-selling piece of sheet music in rock history, with royalties of $1 ...

That wasn’t the case when Bonham recorded his drum part for Page’s solo “Stairway to Heaven ... why it resonates with generations of music fans. It showcases each band member at the ...

Led Zeppelin have won a copyright lawsuit that claimed they had plagiarized the music to their most celebrated song, “Stairway to Heaven ... based on the original sheet music.

Plaintiff's effort to demonstrate the similarity between Taurus and Stairway to Heaven was, the court held, limited to "the protected elements of the song embodied in the deposited sheet music." ...

Before trial, the judge determined that this meant that only Wolfe’s sheet music was protected and ... process has been a long climb up the Stairway to Heaven,” finishes the majority opinion.