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Rockers fight merchandise website
Carlos Santana is among the acts trying to block sales on the website
The owner of a US memorabilia website has been taken to court by several rock groups, who claimed he sold vintage recordings and souvenirs illegally.
Grateful Dead Productions and Carlos Santana were joined by stars from Led Zeppelin and The Doors to bring the case against William Sagan.
They said they had not given permission for the sale of recordings, posters and photos on his site, Wolfgang's Vault.
Mr Sagan refused to comment, saying he had not been served with legal papers.
His online shop offers thousands of rare audio and video recordings of concerts and performances.
They were collected over a 30-year period by Bill Graham, a concert promoter who died in 1991.
Bob Weir said Mr Sagan had stolen the musicians' work
Mr Sagan bought his assets for $5 million (£2.6 million) from Clear Channel Entertainment three years ago.
However, he "simply doesn't have the legal rights to exploit and profit from the extraordinary success of these musicians", according to Jeff Reeves, who represents the acts in question.
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead added: "We have never given permission for our images and material to be used in this way.
"He is stealing what is most important to us - our work, our images and our music - and is profiting from the goodwill of our fans."
The legal case, which is taking place in San Francisco, asks a judge to block any further sales, as well as awarding an unspecified level of damages and costs.
Rockers fight merchandise website
Carlos Santana is among the acts trying to block sales on the website
The owner of a US memorabilia website has been taken to court by several rock groups, who claimed he sold vintage recordings and souvenirs illegally.
Grateful Dead Productions and Carlos Santana were joined by stars from Led Zeppelin and The Doors to bring the case against William Sagan.
They said they had not given permission for the sale of recordings, posters and photos on his site, Wolfgang's Vault.
Mr Sagan refused to comment, saying he had not been served with legal papers.
His online shop offers thousands of rare audio and video recordings of concerts and performances.
They were collected over a 30-year period by Bill Graham, a concert promoter who died in 1991.
Bob Weir said Mr Sagan had stolen the musicians' work
Mr Sagan bought his assets for $5 million (£2.6 million) from Clear Channel Entertainment three years ago.
However, he "simply doesn't have the legal rights to exploit and profit from the extraordinary success of these musicians", according to Jeff Reeves, who represents the acts in question.
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead added: "We have never given permission for our images and material to be used in this way.
"He is stealing what is most important to us - our work, our images and our music - and is profiting from the goodwill of our fans."
The legal case, which is taking place in San Francisco, asks a judge to block any further sales, as well as awarding an unspecified level of damages and costs.
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