There's an SOL breh. Just pulled this from a Rolling Stone article. Like I thought, it's a three year SOL.No sir Led Zeppelin is in the process of getting sued for Stairway to Heaven and it was released in the early 70s
The plaintiff did reveal what may be its key advantage. A major point in both sides' cases is the statute of limitations around "Stairway" royalties. Through examination of Page, Malofiy revealed that a previously unreleased version of "Stairway" - included in a companion disc of alternate mixes from Led Zeppelin IV done by Page and engineer Andy Johns as part of a recent series of Zeppelin reissues - may actually be liable under the three-year statute of limitations at issue in the case.
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