Guns N Roses Blogger Pleads Guilty

December 15. 2008

GNR lyricist and singer Axl Rose

Kevin Cogill, the blogger that leaked 9 of 14 tracks from the then forthcoming, now failed, Guns N’ Roses comeback CD “Chinese Democracy” has accepted a plea deal in the case.

GNR guitarist Slash

Instead of 3-5 years in prison, he now faces probation to a year in prison, plus fines. The charge was reduced from a felony to misdemeanor.

blogger Kevin Cogill

While he did bring back Guns N Roses’ name in the press, when his deeds were splashed across mainstream press outlets, the album didn’t live up to the long wait or the hype.

I’m sure some are wondering if Cogill leaking the album cut into the band’s sales, but five things:

1.) Axl most likely would not have released it this year had it not been leaked in this manner, but it probably did hurt sales.
2.) It pales in comparison to their older hits.
3. Screening it on MySpace probably didn’t help, because you got the opportunity to hear that, well, it pales in comparison to their older hits.
4.) Axl didn’t promote it.
5.) Who are those other dudes in the band. Did I miss something? (smirk)

Blogger pleads guilty to G N' R leak

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man accused of leaking nine unreleased tracks from the Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" has pleaded guilty to a federal copyright violation…

Prosecutors accused him of leaking the album online on his blog, months before Axl Rose's long-delayed opus arrived on store shelves. A document shows they agreed to recommend probation in exchange for the plea deal.

According to his plea deal, Cogill could be sentenced to a year in federal prison, probation and a hefty fine.

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