US EditionWhole lotta legal argument: Led Zeppelin guitarist Page sued
- Jake Holmes sued Jimmy Page on May 5, 2025, in Los Angeles federal court over songwriting credits for "Dazed and Confused."
- Holmes filed the suit claiming Page failed to properly credit or pay royalties for early Yardbirds performances and recent documentary use.
- The dispute follows a 2010 copyright lawsuit that was resolved privately, during which Page conceded that he did not have any rights to Holmes's original 1967 composition.
- Holmes’s legal team alleges that the defendants have repeatedly infringed his rights by using the Holmes composition without permission.
- The renewed lawsuit alleges ongoing violations could entitle Holmes to $150,000 per infringement and highlights lingering issues of credit and royalties.
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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…
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