Zeppelin Prevails....

Well, this on going case is finally put to rest.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-09/ledzeppelin-copyright-9th-circuit
That chord progression sure is similar. I'd like to think Page and Plant didn't lift anything from Randy California/Spirit.

No need to mention the 1st album.

tablejockey03-09-2020 11:53pm

geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 03-10-2020 at 08:53pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Keith Richards lifted every chord Chuck Berry ever played.
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,868 posts 03-11-2020 at 12:28am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Watch the scene in Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll wherein Keith, Chuck, and the band are rehearsing "Oh, Carol". During each "break" in the song, the guitar plays a part which starts with the strings bent "up" (sharp). Try as he might, Keith just can't play it correctly, starting with the strings unbent. Chuck shows him over, and over, and over again, and Keith just can't get it right. Keith is no Chuck Berry. Dave Edmunds IS.
tablejockey OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,925 posts 03-11-2020 at 01:10am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Being a guitar wanker, I’ve realized early on things are "borrowed" in some way to create a tune. We know R&R simply wouldn’t exist without the blues, what can be done except give props to all the Blues cats, who lifted something from their favorite players. I guess checks and props need to be paid to the source.....the field hollers and diddley bow players! Somewhere along there, is where R&R starts? Edit- I should include the early Western Swing(30/40’s)