Led Zeppelin Copyright Infringement Case

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was sued for the copyright infringement of the groups song "Dazed and Confused" by the man who's been linked with the original since the song's release, reports CMU. Jake Holmes' song of the same name was written in 1967, with the folk singer supporting the Yardbirds -- featuring the eventual Led Zeppelin guitarist -- in Greenwich Village during the same year. It made such an impression on Page that the group started using it in their own live sets. Mr. Holmes’s suit says Mr. Page copied the song “without authorization or permission” and “knowingly and willfully” infringes on his copyrights. A management company listed for Mr. Page said it no longer represented him, and a press representative for Led Zeppelin at Atlantic Records did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Source: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/bad-times-worse-times-led-zeppelin-sued-for-copyright-infringement/