'Stairway to Heavesn' plagiarism case finally ends

The US supreme court has declined to hear the case brought against Led Zeppelin by the estate of Randy Wolfe, late frontman of US band Spirit, in a long-standing copyright battle over 'Stairway to Heaven'. It was alleged that Led Zeppelin took the opening notes to 'Stairway to Heaven' from Spirit’s song 'Taurus'. Following a six-day trial in 2016, Led Zeppelin were cleared of plagiarism. That verdict was overturned in 2018. The case returned, but in March this year a US appeals court reinstated the original 2016 ruling. The only remaining recourse for Wolfe’s trustee team was the US supreme court, whose rejection of the case means it has finally ended, CNN reports.