Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page Settles 'Dazed and Confused' Copyright Lawsuit

Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and songwriter Jake Holmes have settled a lawsuit in Los Angeles over disputed composer credits for the song "Dazed and Confused." Holmes originally wrote and recorded the song in 1967, which Page later reworked for The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. The 2025 lawsuit accused Page, Sony Pictures, and a music publisher of violating a 2011 settlement by releasing early Yardbirds recordings and featuring the song in the documentary "Becoming Led Zeppelin" without proper credit or payment to Holmes. The suit alleged that the documentary incorrectly credited the Yardbirds' version solely to Page, despite the original settlement recognizing Holmes' authorship. While the parties have agreed to a settlement, the terms have not been publicly disclosed, and dismissal of the case is anticipated soon. Holmes' legal team emphasized that Page and others willfully infringed upon Holmes' composition by misattributing authorship, but the dispute has now been resolved.