9th Circuit Orders New Trial In ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Copyright Case

Mealey's (October 10, 2018, 2:54 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Citing a California federal judge’s erroneous and prejudicial jury instructions, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 28 agreed that a new trial is necessary on allegations that Led Zeppelin copied a fellow rock band’s work when composing and recording “Stairway to Heaven” (Michael Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, et al., No. 16-56287, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 27680)....