Jimmy Page is being sued by the man who wrote Dazed and Confused – again
Jimmy Page is being sued once again by Jake Holmes, the original writer of the Led Zeppelin hit single, Dazed and Confused.
For a bit of background, Dazed and Confused was originally written by Holmes in 1967, and after he subsequently supported the Yardbirds at a concert Greenwich Village, New York, the group began performing their own rendition in the following years. The track was later recorded for Led Zeppelin’s debut album in 1969, but Holmes was not credited as the original songwriter.
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Holmes wrote to Led Zeppelin in the early ’80s asking to be credited as a co-writer, but received no reply. It wasn’t until 2010, though, that Holmes filed a lawsuit accusing Jimmy Page of copyright infringement. The case was later dismissed in 2011 following and out-of-court settlement.
But now, Holmes has revived his legal action against page, alleging that the new Led Zeppelin documentary, Becoming Led Zeppelin – which shows early Yardbirds performances of Dazed and Confused – once again fails to credit him as a co-writer.
According to new court documents shared by TMZ, Holmes is suing both Jimmy Page and Sony Pictures over copyright infringement and breach of contract. The documents note that several new live versions of Dazed and Confused featured in Becoming Led Zeppelin without Holmes’ permission.
“[Page and Sony Pictures] wilfully infringed the Holmes composition by falsely claiming that the Holmes composition is the Page composition, by purporting to license use in the film of the Holmes composition as if it was the Page composition, and by collecting license fees for use of the Holmes composition in the film,” the document reads.
Alongside the lack of credit, the recordings were included without Holmes’ permission and without payment. The document also notes that the official recording of the 1969 Dazed and Confused was also used without Holmes’ explicit permission.
If Holmes is successful, the suit could see him receiving $150,000 in damages per instance of copyright infringement.
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