Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant walked away triumphant on Thursday in a trial over whether their signature song “Stairway to Heaven” was stolen from the 1968 Spirit trackย “Taurus.”
How did the musicians clear their names in the case? Well, primarily, the eight-person jury found that the songs weren’t similar enough to constitute copyright infringement. But TheWrap took a deeper delveย into the strategies and situations surrounding the trial, speaking to legal experts about the nitty-gritty of the proceedings.
Read on to find out how the group convinced the jury that the songs don’t sound similarย enough to labelย Led Zeppelin music thieves.