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The Latest: Jury: Led Zeppelin didn’t steal ‘Stairway’ riff

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, left, and singer Robert Plant appear at a press conference ahead of the worldwide theatrical release of "Celebration Day," a concert film of their 2007 London O2 arena reunion show, in New York. Led Zeppelin's lawyers asked a judge Monday, June 20, 2016, to throw out a case accusing the band's songwriters of ripping off a riff for "Stairway to Heaven." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, left, and singer Robert Plant appear at a press conference ahead of the worldwide theatrical release of "Celebration Day," a concert film of their 2007 London O2 arena reunion show, in New York. Led Zeppelin's lawyers asked a judge Monday, June 20, 2016, to throw out a case accusing the band's songwriters of ripping off a riff for "Stairway to Heaven." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Latest on a copyright lawsuit against members of Led Zeppelin over the Intro to “Stairway to Heaven” (all times local):

10:30 a.m.

A Los Angeles jury has decided the band Led Zeppelin did not steal the opening to its classic anthem “Stairway to Heaven.”

The federal jury reached its verdict Thursday, settling a point that music fans have debated for decades but didn’t find its way to court until two years ago.

The trust for the late songwriter Randy Wolfe claimed Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant stole a riff from Wolfe’s 1968 instrumental “Taurus” recorded with the band Spirit.