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Eagles’ Don Henley Sues Over Ownership of ‘Hotel California’ Lyrics
The Eagles’ Don Henley wants a federal judge to declare him the official owner of his own handwritten lyrics from his band’s classic album “Hotel California.”
TMZ obtained the documents… Don filed a lawsuit to regain his possession after they were seized during a criminal investigation into 2 men — Edward Kosinski And Craig Inciardi – which she tried to sell at auction.
Don reminds the judge of his legal troubles in the case…highlighting the papers documenting his creative process in developing the songs for The Eagles’ iconic 1976 album.
He says that, as far as he knew, they were located in a converted barn on his LA County estate, but in March 2012 he was shocked to discover his lyrics were being auctioned off by Kosinski and Inciardi.
The men, together with the rare book dealer Glenn Horowitz, were indicted as part of the 2022 investigation… after Don filed police reports claiming the material was stolen from him when he gave an author access to it for a book about the band many years ago.
In March, a New York court later dismissed charges against the men due to a technical issue with document production, but Henley still wants the text sheets back and is now taking the matter to court.
