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# Led Zeppelin, Warner Music Group Issue Statements After “Stairway To Heaven” Court Victory
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/led-zeppelin-warner-music-group-issue-statements-after-stairway-to-heaven-court-victory/
- Published: 2016-06-23T16:17:29.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-23T16:17:29.000Z
- Description: Earlier today an LA jury ruled that Led Zeppelin did not plagiarize the opening chords of the iconic hit "Stairway To Heaven." This afternoon, Robert Plant and Jimmy Paige of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/06/led-zeppelin-warner-music-group-issue-statements-after-stairway-t
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, John Paul Jones (musician), Led Zeppelin, Los Angeles, Page and Plant, Richard Branson, Robert Plant, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus (song), United States district court, Warner Music Group, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![zep](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8728375970b-150wi "zep")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8728375970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Earlier today an LA jury ruled that **Led Zeppelin** did not plagiarize the opening chords of the iconic hit **"Stairway To Heaven."** This afternoon, Robert Plant and Jimmy Paige of Led Zeppelin and label Warner Music Group each released official statements.

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**STATEMENTS FROM LED ZEPPELIN AND WARNER MUSIC GROUP** 

**REGARDING “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN” TRIAL VERDICT**

“We are grateful for the jury’s conscientious service and pleased that it has ruled in our favor, putting to rest questions about the origins of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ and confirming what we have known for 45 years. We appreciate our fans’ support, and look forward to putting this legal matter behind us.” **– Jimmy Page and Robert Plant**"At Warner Music Group, supporting our artists and protecting their creative freedom is paramount. We are pleased that the jury found in favor of Led Zeppelin, re-affirming the true origins of 'Stairway to Heaven’. Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest bands in history, and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are peerless songwriters who created many of rock’s most influential and enduring songs." **– WMG Spokesperson**MORE: [Led Zeppelin Wins "Stairway To Heaven" Lawsuit](https://www.hypebot.com/led-zeppelin-wins-stairway-to-heaven-lawsuit/)

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