More trouble for former Doors members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger who have reformed the band. As previously reported fellow surviving member, drummer John Densmore, sued the duo after he claimed they started touring under the Doors name without his permission. Shortly afterwards former Police drummer Stewart Copeland, who took over drumming duties in the new band, quit after he fell out with Manzarek and Krieger and promptly sued them for his share of the profits.
Now the family of Jim Morrison are joining in - accusing his former bandmates of tarnishing the reputation of the seminal group by continuing to make new music and tour using the Doors name. George and Clara Morrison, and the parents of Morrison's late wife Pamela Courson, have filed a lawsuit in LA which alleges Manzarek and Krieger have "maliciously misappropriated" the Doors' name and logo in addition to using Morrison's poetry and photos without permission.
While no damages are specified in the lawsuit, the Morrisons and Coursons demand that the defendants "disgorge all profits which they have improperly received." Expect lots of Doors related legal wranglings in the not too distant future.