Led Zeppelin faces copyright raw

A legal dispute faces the band Led Zeppelin over the song Stairway to Heaven, widely seen as one of the greatest rock compositions of all time.

The copyright infringement action is being taken on behalf of late guitarist Randy California, who played on the same bill as Led Zeppelin in the 1960s, according to BBC News.

His lawyers say that he should be given a writing credit on the 1971 track.

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the eight-minute song earned $562m (£334m) as of 2008.

The magazine said the song was so profitable in part because Led Zeppelin did not release it as a single, leaving fans with no option but to buy the entire album, which is untitled but known as Led Zeppelin IV.

Both Led Zeppelin and Warner Music have refrained from commenting on the allegations.

Media reports have said that the court case is likely to be based on allegations that the famous Stairway to Heaven opening guitar riff loosely resembles guitar work on an instrumental called Taurus.

Taurus was written by Randy California's Los Angeles-based psychedelic band, Spirit, in 1968.

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