JIMMY PAGE TESTIFIES IN BOOTLEGGER’S COPYRIGHT TRIAL
LATEST: LED ZEPPELIN rocker JIMMY PAGE has appeared in court as a witness to give evidence against an man accused of infringing copyright laws by selling bootlegged CDs and DVDs.
The guitarist, 63, testified against Robert Langley, who was caught selling the illegal copies - including some unreleased performances of Led Zeppelin at a British record fair.
He was arrested and charged on 12 counts of breaching copyright and trademark law.
On Thursday (26Jul07), Page told the court that his large "personal collection" of previously-unseen footage of his band performing and "fun" studio sessions had been stolen from his home in Berkshire, England, in the 1980s.
Addressing the sale of a £220 ($440) DVD box set of Led Zeppelin concerts, Page told prosecutor Judith Hutchinson he would "never sanction" those performances because he is "a perfectionist" and very specific about the live footage the band release.
He said: "There was a time when I had an injured finger while I was playing, so I would not want that sold. It is just the same when (lead singer) Robert Plant had a croaky voice - we would not want that sold." He added: "Fans trade music but once you start packaging it up you are breaking the rules." The trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court in Scotland continues.
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