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Jimmy Page addresses Led Zeppelin's plagiarism trial

Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page finally broke his silence on Led Z... Read More
Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page finally broke his silence on Led Zeppelin"s "Stairway to Heaven" plagiarism trial and thanked fans for supporting the band. The 72-year-old co-founder of the English rock band took to Facebook to issue the statement.

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"A few weeks have past since the judgment of the 'Stairway to Heaven' case in Los Angeles, with the jury reaching a unanimous decision in a remarkably short time Throughout the lengthy journey to that verdict, and even more recently, I have received and been aware of the overwhelming wave of support, encouragement, and congratulations that has been deeply moving.

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"I'd like to take this opportunity to personally thank all those who contributed such a positive energy to me. Thank you, Jimmy Page," he wrote. Although Led Zeppelin came out as the winner in the copyright infringement lawsuit against Spirit, the case is apparently not over yet.

Michael Skidmore

, who represents the estate of late Spirit guitarist Randy California, filed an appeal on July 23.

Celebs accused of plagiarism
Bollywood Director Kunal Kohli's upcoming film 'Phir se', which had been fighting plagiarism case for almost two months, finally got a green signal from the Supreme Court which lifted the stay on the movie's release. The case, which was filed by Jyoti Kapoor, came to an end with a settlement between both parties.
Pritam has been allegedly triggered for the influence of his songs from Turkey, Pakistan and Korean tunes.
A Bengali band had accused Anu Malik for allegedly using stolen tunes for the movie "Murder".
Avril Lavigne was allegedly sued for a song called Girlfriend, which was a direct copy of a song called I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend by a band named The Rubinoos.
Katy Perry was critized after the release of her single, "Roar." Listeners were quick to notice striking similarities between Perry's "Roar" and an earlier track from Sara Bareilles called "Brave."
Alicia Keys was allegedly brought to court for copyright case involving her song Girl On Fire.
The “wig guru” Terrence Davidson reportedly sued Nicki Minaj for allegedly licensing and selling Davidson’s wig designs without sharing any of the profit.
Beyonce was allegedly accused of stealing another dancer’s moves for the video for her hit, “Countdown.”
Pastry chef Anne Thorton, allegedly plagiarized several recipes featured in her show “Desserts First.”
Lady Gaga’s 2011 song “Born This Way” and Madonna’s 1989 hit “Express Yourself,” the similarities are immediately striking. That’s what listeners piped up, when Lady Gaga first released the single—though at first, the singer insisted she had the Queen of Pop’s blessing for using her tunes: “I got an e-mail from her people and her, sending me their love and complete support on behalf of the single and if the queen says it shall be, then it shall be,” she said. Strange though!


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