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April
24, 2003
Jim Morrison's parents sue over new Doors band
www.thesmokinggun.com
The
parents of Jim Morrison yesterday sued two of their son's former
Doors bandmates, claiming that the musicians, now touring in a reformed
version of the famous group, have "maliciously misappropriated"
the name and logo of The Doors and are using Morrison's poetry and
photos without permission. In a Los Angeles Superior Court complaint,
octogenarians George and Clara Morrison allege that Ray Manzarek
and Robbie Krieger have stolen "these valuable property rights"
in a bid to promote and market "a new band that they recently
organized with two other individuals that have never been associated
with the original Doors band" and which plans on launching
"a national and international tour in order to wrongfully enrich
themselves." Along with Manzarek and Krieger, the Morrisons
have named as a defendant Ian Astbury, The Cult's former lead singer
and the man now trying to fill Morrison's leather pants. The lawsuit
does not specify damages, but demands that the defendants "disgorge
all profits which they have improperly received" from the band's
resuscitation. The complaint also seems to take a swipe at the new
band's musicianship, noting that the group has "attempted to
play songs written and made popular by the original Doors band in
a manner which attempts to copy the original distinctive sound of
The Doors." The reformed Doors tour has apparently been successful,
with the group playing a sold-out show ($70 per ticket) tonight
at New York City's Roseland Ballroom (capacity of about 3000). Joining
the Morrisons as plaintiffs in the L.A. lawsuit are Columbus and
Pearl Courson, the parents of Pamela Courson, Jim Morrison's late
common-law wife. The Morrisons and Coursons share a 25 percent ownership
stake in the corporations formed to administer the Doors partnerships.
The other 25 percent partners are Manzarek, Krieger, and former
Doors drummer John Densmore.
Gerichtsakte
des laufenden Verfahrens
www.lasuperiorcourt.org
Case
Number: BC294495
COLUMBUS COURSON VS RAYMOND MANZAREK
Filing Date: 04/23/2003
Case Type: Other Commercial/Business Tort (General Jurisdiction)
Status: Pending
Future
Hearings
06/24/2003 at 08:30 am in department 36 at 111 North Hill Street,
Los Angeles
Conference-Case Management.
Parties
COURSON COLUMBUS – Plaintiff/Petitioner
COURSON PEARL M. – Plaintiff/Petitioner
FORER JEFFREY ESQ. – Attorney for Plaintiff/Petitioner
KRIEGER ROBERT – Defendant/Respondent
MANZAREK RAYMOND – Defendant/Respondent
MORRISON CLARA – Plaintiff/Petitioner
MORRISON GEORGE – Plaintiff/Petitioner
Documents
Filed (Filing dates listed in descending
order)
04/23/2003 Complaint
Proceedings
Held (Proceeding dates listed in descending
order)
05/13/2003 at 08:30 am in department 36, Gregory W. Alarcon, Presiding
Order Re: Related Cases – Court makes order
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