According to Entertainment Weekly, U.S. district judge Gary Klausner decided tha
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Question
According to Entertainment Weekly, U.S. district judge Gary Klausner decided that the "Stairway to Heaven" infringement claim should go to trial ____________________.
because Led Zeppelin covered "Fresh-Garbage," another song by Spirit, they probably covered "Taurus" as well.
because the judge was a fan of Randy Wolfe.
because all the prosecution had to prove was that Led Zeppelin had access to the song before they wrote "Stairway to Heaven."
because he decided that there was more similarity than just a common bass line between the two songs, enough to warrant a trial.
Both 1 and 3 above.
Explanation / Answer
Both 1 and 3 above. This is because one has to not only establish a similarity between songs but, also prove that it wasn’t a coincidence. This is why it had to be proven that Zepplin had heard these songs before and was clearly influenced by it.