The composer claims to stop a previous agreement and improper use of the song in recordings and documentaries
Jimmy Pageguitarist of Led ZeppelinHe was sued by the composer Jake Holmes for alleged violation of copyright and violation of the contract involving music Stunned and confused. The action was presented on Monday 5 at the Central District Court of California, in the United States. The images of Warner Chappell and Sony are also mentioned as attributed in the trial. The information comes from the Reuters agency.
Holmes says that Page and Warner violated an agreement signed in 2011 by the versions of the release file of live music performances, in which only Page appears accredited as an author. The use of the song in the documentary is also disputed Becoming Led ZeppelinDistributed by Sony Pictures, claiming not to authorize the reproduction of the track nor was it paid for this.
In the action, Holmes asks for compensation of at least $ 150,000 (R $ 858 thousand of the current price) for each violation, as required by the Copyright law of the United States. Senamed by Reuters, both Warner Chappell and Sony Pictures did not comment on the process. Holmes’s lawyer also refused to comment.
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Jake Holmes composed Stunned and confused In 1967. Later that year, the song was adapted by the band’s Yardbirds, of which Jimmy Page was part. In 1969, the guitarist also introduced her to Led Zeppelin, without assigning credit to Holmes. The first trial between the two was opened in 2010 and closed with an extrajudicial agreement the following year.
The new process claims that the guitarist has not managed to respect the terms of the agreement by continuing to use music without adequate financial compensation or compensation.
Source: Terra
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