Crib Notes

Word came down this week that Chinese Democracy leaker Kevin “Skwerl” Cogill will be sentenced to one year of probation, seven months after pleading guilty to leaking songs from Guns n’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy before it was officially released. But probation isn’t all. Cogill’s sentence also includes a solid two months of home confinement, and he’s been ordered to record a public service announcement for the RIAA.

This week Cogill also told Rolling Stone magazine’s Rock and Roll Daily that he prefers to see the PSA he has to record as being “pro-artist” as opposed to an “anti-piracy” message. He will also be subjected to having his computers scrutinized by the government.

At any rate, it’s better than the year of prison time he was facing had he not plead guilty and let the case go to trial.

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According to Wired.com Kevin “Skwerl” Gogill, who is best known as the guy from LA who was arrested on accusations of uploading nine pre-released songs from Guns N’ Roses epically forthcoming Chinese Democracy, will plead guilty to one federal count of copyright infringement.

As part of a plea deal that will be entered on Dec. 8, Cogill, 27, will plead guilty to uploading the songs to his site Antiquiet, and face up to one year in prison for a misdemeanor charge of copyright infringement.

Cogill is the first Californian charged under a 3-year-old federal antipiracy law that makes it a felony to distribute unreleased copyright works online.

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Chock up the martyr points for Antiquiet.com blogger Kevin “Skwerl” Cogill. According to Billboard.com “Best Buy is set to be the exclusive retailer for Guns N’ Roses decade-plus-in-the-making new album Chinese Democracy before year’s end…”

Cogill is best known as the blogger who leaked Guns ‘n Roses perpetually forthcoming album, Chinese Democracy.

As a result of his leakage Cogill now faces up to three years in prison and $250,000 in fines. One cannot help but wonder how much Skwerl’s activities had to do with seeing the album’s this year.

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On Fri., Aug. 29th The Los Angeles Times ran a follow-up story on Kevin “Skwerl” Cogill who is best known as the blogger who leaked Guns ‘n Roses perpetually forthcoming album, Chinese Democracy.

As a result of his leakage Cogill now faces up to three years in prison and $250,000 in fines.

In the Times‘ story former G-n-R lead guitarist and apparent professor of both law and philosophy, Slash is actually quoted saying, “I hope he rots in jail. It’s going to affect the sales of the record, and it’s not fair. The Internet is what it is, and you have to deal with it accordingly, but I think if someone goes and steals something, it’s theft.”

Thanks, professor… You know what else hurts album sales, sitting on a record for almost 15 years!

According to The Times‘ story the current incarnation of G-n-R cryptically addressed the situation with this, “Presently, though we don’t support this guy’s actions at that level, our interest is in the original source. We can’t comment publicly at this time as the investigation is ongoing.”

To read the full story in The Times, click here.

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According to an Associated Press report federal authorities say they have arrested a blogger suspected of streaming songs from Guns N’ Roses’ ridiculously long over due unreleased album, Chinese Democracy, on the website www.antiquiet.com.

FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Kevin Cogill (A.K.A. Skwerl) on Wednesday morning (Aug. 27th) on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws. Federal authorities say Cogill posted nine unreleased Guns N’ Roses songs on his website in June.

Sadly, the songs have been removed from the site. But after almost 14 years of Axl Roses’ antics nothing could possibly live up to the hype surrounding this record, which still has no formal release date.

Even way back in 2003 the Offspring made a joke that they were going to call their forthcoming album Chinese Democracy (You Snooze, You Lose), but it was just an April Fools day joke. Regardless, that was 2003 and the record’s continually delayed release was already a joke back then.

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