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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