Doors and Santana Settle Against Memorabilia Website

By Eriq Gardner

The Doors and Carlos Santana, two of the plaintiffs in the big copyright infringement lawsuit against Bill Graham Archive, have settled their claims, according to a filing in federal court in San Jose.

In 2002, William Sagan purchased for $6 million memorabilia and concert tapes created and collected by famed concert promoter Bill Graham. They were then sold on Wolfgangsvault.com. In 2006, many musicians from the 1960s and 1970s heyday of rock sued, claiming the website violated their copyrights and trademarks.

Even without the Doors and Carlos Santana, the lawsuit continues. The settlement agreement doesn't include plaintiffs including Grateful Dead Production, Led Zeppelin members, and others.