The rock group,Led Zeppelin,had its signature hit,"Stairway to Heaven," in 1971.In 2014,the trust for Randy Wolfe,a songwriter and one of the members of a group known as Spirit,filed suit against Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin,alleging that "Stairway to Heaven" copied "Taurus," one of Spirit's instrumental tunes,which was released in 1968.Mr.Wolfe,aka Randy California,died in 1997.The case focuses on the acoustic-guitar opening of "Stairway to Heaven." Under federal copyright laws:
A)the suit was brought within the time limits of the copyright protection for the song.
B)the suit had to be brought by 2007.
C)the suit cannot be brought because Mr.Wolfe is no longer alive.
D)if there were only portions copied, there is no copyright infringement.

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The rock group,Led Zeppelin,had its signature hit,"Stairway to Heaven," in 1971.In 2014,the trust for Randy Wolfe,a songwriter and one of the members of a group known as Spirit,filed suit against Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin,alleging that "Stairway to Heaven" copied "Taurus," one of Spirit's instrumental tunes,which was released in 1968.Mr.Wolfe,aka Randy California,died in 1997.The case focuses on the acoustic-guitar opening of "Stairway to Heaven." Under federal copyright laws:​
A)​the suit was brought within the time limits of the copyright protection for the song.
B)​the suit had to be brought by 2007.
C)the suit cannot be brought because Mr.Wolfe is no longer alive.
D)if there were only portions copied, there is no copyright infringement.

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Under federal copyright laws, the duration of copyright protection extends for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years. Since Randy Wolfe (Randy California) died in 1997, his work would still be under copyright protection in 2014, making the suit timely within the copyright duration.

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