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Jury sides with Led Zeppelin in 'Stairway to Heaven' trial

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A jury sided with Led Zeppelin on Thursday in a federal copyright infringement trial in Los Angeles.

The band was accused of stealing the opening chords for its 1971 classic "Stairway to Heaven" from American group Spirit.

The jury found the opening chords were not intrinsically similar to those of the song "Taurus."

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