'Dazed' folksinger sues Led Zep's Page for infringement

TMZ has got the goods on a lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles federal court by '60s singer-songwriter Jake Holmes, who alleges -- some might say "finally alleges" -- that Led Zeppelin guitarist-producer-songwriter Jimmy Page infringed on his copyrighted song "Dazed and Confused."

As any headbanger knows, Led Zep recorded a song called "Dazed and Confused" on their self-titled 1969 debut album. The song was credited to Page. According to Holmes' suit, he copyrighted his composition "Dazed and Confused" in 1967 and renewed the copyright in 1995; the tune appeared on his 1967 album "'The Above Ground Sound' of Jake Holmes."

Page's publishing company Superhype Publishing, Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment are also named as defendants. The action seeks maximum damages of $150,000 per infringement.

Timing of the suit -- 41 years after the alleged infringement took place -- is a mystery. Aficionados have long noted that Zeppelin's metal classic has its roots in Holmes' tune. Talk about dazed...

This would not be the first time Zeppelin has been tagged with accusations of infringement: Some years back, they reached an out-of-court settlement after it was alleged that the band's mega-hit "Whole Lotta Love" was appropriated from the Willie Dixon composition "You Need Love."

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