{"id":357,"date":"2016-06-23T16:52:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.berry.edu\/csnider\/?p=357"},"modified":"2016-06-23T17:19:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T21:19:13","slug":"led-zeppelin-not-guilty-of-stealing-stairway-rift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.berry.edu\/csnider\/2016\/06\/23\/led-zeppelin-not-guilty-of-stealing-stairway-rift\/","title":{"rendered":"Led Zeppelin Not Guilty of Stealing &#8216;Stairway&#8217; Rift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bigstory.ap.org\/4d93b412e1d146618687434f04c3f751\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.berry.edu\/csnider\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/06\/460x.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were found not guilty of stealing the guitar rift for Stairway to Heaven from the song Taurus by Spirit. There probably is enough difference that you can&#8217;t PROVE their guilt, but it is pretty darn similar. I&#8217;ve linked to Taurus so you can judge for yourself.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Taurus\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/56LAHIIyWXTg7vYmVSGBUf?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/bigstory.ap.org\/article\/4d93b412e1d146618687434f04c3f751\/latest-jury-led-zeppelin-didnt-steal-stairway-riff\">The Latest: Led Zeppelin thankful &#8216;Stairway&#8217; rift is settled<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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