Zep sues owner of Wolfgang's Vault

[Carol Page <cpagecomm@xxxxxxxxx>]

ROCK 'N' ROLL STARS SUE WEBSITE OWNER

Rock 'n' roll stars including members of LED ZEPPELIN,
THE DOORS, THE GRATEFUL DEAD and CARLOS SANTANA have
teamed up to sue the owner of a website streaming rare
concert footage. Online destination Wolfgang's Vault
features thousands of recordings collected by late
concert promoter BILL GRAHAM over a 30-year period -
but the plaintiffs allege boss WILLIAM SAGAN is
illegally offering the recordings to stimulate sales
of other products. Sagan offers T-shirts, concert
posters and a host of other memorabilia on the website
- as well as concert footage, which he paid Clear
Channel Entertainment $5 million (GBP2.6 million) for
in 2003. The artist's legal representative JEFF REEVES
released a statement saying: "Sagan simply doesn't
have the legal rights to exploit and profit from the
extraordinary success of these musicians." The lawsuit
was filed in the US District Court in the Northern
District of California yesterday (18DEC06). 19/12/2006
07:52 

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