Originally Posted by: aschlemanI'm just weighing in and making a strong point...[/quote]
"It's OK because I and a lot of other people like the end-product" ?

Sorry, but that argument could excuse virtually any injustice.

Originally Posted by: aschlemanMetaphorically speaking... "If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it... did the tree ever fall??"[/quote]
Yes.


[QUOTE=aschleman]If Spirit recorded Taurus... and no one heard it until after they heard Stairway... what's the big deal...??? I don't hear them crying about it.

Of course you don't...

[QUOTE=aschleman]I've never been so upset at the fact that Zepp "stole" music or lyrics that I've went and researched it.

You're not even listening for it.


How about the guys who had to sue to get their writing credit and royalties?

How about the poor bastards who were too destitute to even afford a lawyer to look into the possibility of there being a case?

What if it had been your work which had been taken by somebody else without any credit or recognition for your contribution?


My point isn't that we should wipe Led Zeppelin out of our record collections or enjoy their music any less...

My point is that for posterity's sake we shouldn't gloss over or excuse the ugly bits because they're a part of what happened, too.