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jl said
really ?

go to 0:45 of the first video 

that doesn't sound like the intro to 

??? 

About 5 seconds of it sounds similar but then it goes into a different notes , I think LZ has a valid point

Led Zeppelin argues, "The similarity between 'Taurus' and 'Stairway' is limited to a descending chromatic scale of pitches resulting from 'broken' chords or arpeggios and which is so common in music it is called a minor line cliché... There is no substantial similarity in the works’ structures, which are markedly different. Neither is there any harmonic or melodic similarity beyond the unprotected descending line. Rather, straining to find something, the plaintiff’s expert argues that 'Stairway' and recordings of 'Taurus' have only five of the six chords in a centuries-old work — part of public domain material is still public domain material — and that both have the unprotected sequence of notes in a minor scale, A, B and C."

lol, it might be a mistrial on the first day

The trial over whether Led Zeppelin copied the iconic guitar riff in "Stairway to Heaven"from Spirit's "Taurus" may end abruptly, after a video shown Tuesday during opening statements sparked a discussion about a potential mistrial.

In previewing his case on behalf of Michael Skidmore, trustee for late Spirit songwriterRandy Wolfe, attorney Francis Malofiy played a video of a man with an acoustic guitar. The man, an unnamed expert, plays the beginning of "Stairway to Heaven" then the bass line of "Taurus," followed by both videos synched.

Led Zeppelin's attorney Peter Anderson objected to the video, claiming it wasn't included in the joint list of exhibits submitted prior to trial.

Malofiy didn't deny it but proceeded to play the video, despite technical difficulties.

U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner bluntly said if the video really wasn't in the joint exhibit list, its use would be "grounds for a mistrial." It remains to be seen if Anderson will move for a mistrial after day one.

more http://www.billboard.....n-mistrial