A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday tentatively excluded evidence of drug and alcohol use from the May 10 copyright infringement trial over Led Zeppelin’s iconic “Stairway to Heaven.” At the same time, a lawyer suing the band asked that members Robert Plant and Jimmy Page clarify whether they plan to show up in court.
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner tentatively granted Led Zeppelin’s motion to exclude the drug and alcohol evidence at a pretrial hearing on Monday. He also tentatively granted other motions, including Led Zeppelin’s move to exclude all references to prior copyright settlements over the band’s other songs and to limit the scope of sound recordings to be played to the jury.
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