US EditionLed Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page Hit With New Lawsuit Over Decades-Old ‘Dazed and Confused’ Dispute
- On May 5, 2025, musician Jake Holmes filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit against Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page in Los Angeles federal court.
- The suit alleges Page violated their 2011 settlement by failing to credit or pay Holmes for early versions of 'Dazed and Confused' performed by The Yardbirds and used in recent releases.
- Holmes claims he wrote and recorded 'Dazed and Confused' in 1967, that Page heard it during live shows, and reworked it first with The Yardbirds then Led Zeppelin.
- The lawsuit states defendants have committed "multiple acts of willful infringement" by using the Holmes composition without authorization despite cease and desist demands.
- This renewed dispute suggests ongoing conflict over songwriting credits and royalties for 'Dazed and Confused,' specifically around archival Yardbirds releases and the 2023 documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin.
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Jimmy Page hit with new lawsuit for 'Dazed and Confused’
Jimmy Page has been hit with another lawsuit regarding the songwriting credits to ‘Dazed And Confused’. READ MORE: Becoming Led Zeppelin review: the definitive origin story for Britain’s most explosive band The suit against the guitarist and songwriter has once again been put forward by musician Jake Holmes, who is said to have written the original track that inspired the famous Led Zeppelin release. Holmes wrote and recorded ‘Dazed And Confuse…
Jimmy Page sued over Led Zeppelin’s ‘Dazed and Confused’
Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is being sued by a songwriter who claims he is owed credit for writing the band’s hit song “Dazed and Confused.” Songwriter Jake Holmes argues in legal documents that he is “sole owner of the copyright” of the song, which appeared on the band’s 1969 self-titled debut album. According to the documents, Holmes wrote the song in 1967 and Page first recorded a reworked version in 1968 whe…
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page Sued by 'Dazed and Confused' Songwriter
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page isn't showing a songwriter a whole lotta love over one of the band's classic hits, and now he's dragging the guitarist into federal court. A guy named Jake Holmes filed the suit against James Patrick Page -- yeah, that's…
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