It's a time-tested, if not always a time-honored, tradition in pop music: accusations of copyright infringement over a classic song. In this case, protectors of the estate of Randy California, lead guitarist and songwriter of 1960s Los Angeles-based band Spirit, argue that Led Zeppelin may have lifted a key element of the arena-rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven" from an earlier Spirit composition, "Taurus." An attorney hired by California's estate announced plans to file a copyright infringement suit that will seek a co-writing credit for California on Zeppelin's song, which will surface anew in June in remastered vinyl and CD deluxe reissues of Zeppelin's album catalog. "The idea behind this is to make sure that Randy California is given a writing credit on 'Stairway to Heaven,'" Philadelphia attorney Francis Alexander Malofiy told Bloomberg Businessweek recently. "It's been a long time coming." See more at http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...zeppelin-copyright-20140521-story.html#page=1
