Ben goes over the 9th Circuit decision in Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin and then provides a brief lesson in how rock and roll music is written to explain why apparently similar songs are nevertheless found not to infringe.

Resources references this episode include:
1, The Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven appellate decision, Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, No. 16-56057 (9th Cir., March 9, 2020)
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/03/09/16-56057.pdf

2. Minor Scales
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_scale

3. Video Comparison of Taurus to Stairway by Rick Beato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MBKJDmE-OQ

4. The Minor Blues Scale used as an intro riff in The Lorax
https://youtu.be/W_HUdf89hI8?t=25

5. Examples of Line Cliches in Popular Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoBLi5eE-wY (Michelle, The Beatles, intro riff)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPBd8eHQqIw (Fixing a Hole, The Beatles, intro riff)

6. Axis of Awesome playing 30+ pop songs using the same four chords
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ

7. Indisputable proof that every country song is identical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0VXubTsAoE

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