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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2019 2:59:04 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO -- "Stairway to Heaven" will get another hearing, this time to a packed house. A panel of 11 judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Monday to hear Led Zeppelin's appeal in a copyright lawsuit alleging the group stole its 1971 rock epic from an obscure 1960s instrumental. In a 2016 trial that included testimony from Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant, a jury found that "Stairway to Heaven" did not significantly resemble the song "Taurus," written by the late Randy Wolfe and performed by his band Spirit. Led Zeppelin loses fight for legal fees in 'Stairway to Heaven' case Page said he wrote the music for the song and Plant the lyrics, and that both were original. But in September, a three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit ruled that the judge at the trial had failed to advise the jury properly, and ordered a new trial . The judges unanimously found that the trial judge was wrong to tell jurors that individual elements of a song such as its notes or scale may not qualify for copyright protection, because a combination of those elements may qualify if they are sufficiently original. Led Zeppelin's lawyers moved to the next level of appeal, asking for the larger group of judges to rehear the case, and the request was granted. The 11-judge panel will hear the case in late September in San Francisco. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Didn't Ian Anderson base the melody from BOUREE on a piece by the composer Johann Sebastian Bach? But I think all that classical stuff is now in "public domain", else ELP would have been sued left, right, and centre. 0
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 12, 2019 6:32:18 GMT
Didn't Ian Anderson base the melody from BOUREE on a piece by the composer Johann Sebastian Bach? But I think all that classical stuff is now in "public domain", else ELP would have been sued left, right, and centre. Depends what part of the world you're in - copyright laws differ around the world and must be a minefield for lawyers albeit a highly lucrative one. Wikipedia has the following about sound recordings in the UK: Under the 1988 Act, copyright in a sound recording expires either (a) 50 years after the recording is made, or (b) if the recording is published during that period then 50 years from the publication, or (c) if during the initial 50 years the recording is played in public or communicated to the public then 50 years from that communication or playing to the public, provided the author of the broadcast is an EEA citizen. Otherwise, the duration under the laws of the country of which the author is a national applies, unless such a duration would be longer than offered in UK law, or would be contrary to treaty obligations of the UK in force on 29 October 1994.
As of 1 November 2013, the copyright on sound recordings not yet in the public domain was extended from 50 to 70 years.In Italy for example, copyright laws are different and there has been an instance of a Tull bootleg being legally sold as a magazine cover mounted CD from 1970. jethrotull.proboards.com/post/55677
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2019 10:53:26 GMT
TULL can now freely cover " Yes! We have no Bananas"!
Entered public domain January 1, 2019:
Works by Bela Bartok including the 1st and 2nd Violin Sonatas
Yes! We Have No Bananas, w.&m. Frank Silver & Irving Cohn
Charleston, w.&m. Cecil Mack & James P. Johnson
London Calling! (musical), by Noel Coward
Who’s Sorry Now, w. Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby, m. Ted Snyder
Songs by “Jelly Roll” Morton including Grandpa’s Spells, The Pearls, and Wolverine Blues (w. Benjamin F. Spikes & John C. Spikes; m. Ferd “Jelly Roll” Morton)
Tin Roof Blues, m. Leon Roppolo, Paul Mares, George Brunies, Mel Stitzel, & Benny Pollack
(There were also compositions from 1923 by other well-known artists including Louis Armstrong, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, WC Handy, Oscar Hammerstein, Gustav Holst, Al Jolson, Jerome Kern, and John Phillip Sousa; though their most famous works were from other years.)
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 12, 2019 15:07:50 GMT
Carolan's Dream 7,218 views
Branna Laurelin Published on Jan 26, 2018
Composed by the blind Irish harper, Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738).
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Post by stevep on Jun 12, 2019 21:57:43 GMT
Men At Work had a copyright issue with "Land down under" and lost their case. Colin Hay, their lead singer and song writer explains the problem in the attached clip
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 22, 2019 6:56:39 GMT
LED ZEPPELIN’S ‘STAIRWAY’ TRIAL HAS REVEALED A STUNNING COPYRIGHT ISSUENICK DERISOJune 21, 2019 LinkLed Zeppelin's return to court over their most famous song might have sweeping implications for copyright law.
The classic-rock legends have been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle over alleged similarities between the intro to 1971's "Stairway to Heaven" and a late-'60s instrumental called "Taurus" by the band Spirit. After a series of twists and turns along the way, including dramatic in-court testimony by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin appeared to have finally won in 2016. Then a U.S. appeals court suddenly ordered a new trial last year that will focus more specifically on issues surrounding the song's copyrights.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 23, 2019 0:08:03 GMT
LED ZEPPELIN’S ‘STAIRWAY’ TRIAL HAS REVEALED A STUNNING COPYRIGHT ISSUENICK DERISOJune 21, 2019 LinkLed Zeppelin's return to court over their most famous song might have sweeping implications for copyright law.
The classic-rock legends have been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle over alleged similarities between the intro to 1971's "Stairway to Heaven" and a late-'60s instrumental called "Taurus" by the band Spirit. After a series of twists and turns along the way, including dramatic in-court testimony by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin appeared to have finally won in 2016. Then a U.S. appeals court suddenly ordered a new trial last year that will focus more specifically on issues surrounding the song's copyrights. Talk about a HUGE waste of TIME !!! More of the same old NON-SENSE
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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 23, 2019 6:26:09 GMT
LED ZEPPELIN’S ‘STAIRWAY’ TRIAL HAS REVEALED A STUNNING COPYRIGHT ISSUENICK DERISOJune 21, 2019 LinkLed Zeppelin's return to court over their most famous song might have sweeping implications for copyright law. The classic-rock legends have been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle over alleged similarities between the intro to 1971's "Stairway to Heaven" and a late-'60s instrumental called "Taurus" by the band Spirit. After a series of twists and turns along the way, including dramatic in-court testimony by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin appeared to have finally won in 2016. Then a U.S. appeals court suddenly ordered a new trial last year that will focus more specifically on issues surrounding the song's copyrights. Talk about a HUGE waste of TIME !!! More of the same old NON-SENSE Looks like lawyers out to make a bit more money
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2020 22:00:13 GMT
How music copyright lawsuits are scaring away new hits:
The boom in copyright lawsuits is rattling the music industry — to the point where some artists and songwriters are spending tens of thousands of dollars on insurance policies
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Post by Budding Stately Hero on Feb 12, 2022 17:05:33 GMT
Page said he wrote the music for the song and Plant the lyrics, and that both were original. Page said. HAAAAAAAAA! Tell the families of the men who wrote “Dazed and Confused,” “Whole Lotta Love,” “The Lemon Song,” and “Boogie With Stu”, what Page SAID.
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