LED ZEPPELIN WINS ‘STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN’ COPYRIGHT CASE:

In a 9-2 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said lead singer Robert Plant’s and guitarist Jimmy Page’s 1971 rock anthem did not infringe “Taurus,” written by guitarist Randy Wolfe of the band Spirit.

“The trial and appeal process has been a long climb up the ‘Stairway to Heaven,’” Circuit Judge Margaret McKeown wrote for the majority.

Wolfe, who performed as Randy California, drowned in 1997, but a trustee for his estate sought damages potentially reaching millions of dollars.

“Obviously, the court got it wrong,” the trustee’s lawyer, Francis Malofiy, said in an interview. “This is a big loss for creators, those who copyright laws are meant to protect.” Malofiy said he may appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Or, perhaps the court got it right: