Jimmy Page and Robert Plant have told the court they'll appear in person during the upcoming trial being held to determine whether "Stairway to Heaven" was plagiarized.
A trial to determine whether Led Zeppelin plagiarized the Spirit song "Taurus" while writing "Stairway to Heaven" continues to proceed toward its scheduled May 10 start.
It's no secret that the guys in Pearl Jam are Led Zeppelin fans, or that their 1998 single "Given to Fly" owes an obvious debt to Zeppelin's "Going to California."