Man Arrested over Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Leak

Contributed By: D. Buchan Created On: Thursday, 28 August 2008 Hits: 102 Guns N' Roses Federal officials arrested a man on suspicion of violating copyright laws for placing songs on the Internet from an unreleased album by rock band Guns N' Roses, on Wednesday (August 27). Kevin Cogill, 27, who has no known direct affiliation with Guns N' Roses, posted nine tracks from the band's upcoming album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site, said Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI. The long-awaited upcoming album from Guns N' Roses, a hard-rocking group that came to fame in 1987 with the album "Appetite for Destruction," is the band's first since its 1993 release "The Spaghetti Incident?" An FBI agent said in an affidavit that Cogill admitted to posting the tracks on the Internet at Antiquiet.com. Cogill removed the tracks from the Web site, but by then the songs had circulated widely, Eimiller said. Cogill, who appeared in court on Wednesday on a charge of unlawfully leaking the songs, faces a maximum of three years in prison if convicted, and five years if it's found that he did it for commercial gain. He was released on bail. Share this article to: Comments Only registered users can write comments! 3.25 Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved." What's On Related: Dr Pepper Responds to Guns N' Roses for Failing Free Soda (03-12-2008) Axl Rose Blamed for Poor Guns N' Roses Comeback Album (02-12-2008) Guns N' Roses Loses from The Killers to Reach UK Number One (01-12-2008) Slash Wants Velvet Revolver Like Guns N' Roses (27-11-2008) Motley Crue: 'Guns N' Roses not really Guns N' Roses' (27-11-2008) Prev Story: James Blunt Collaborates with Roots Manuva for New Record Next Story: Snow Patrol Announce US Release of Fifth Album

 

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