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FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Kevin Cogill on Wednesday morning on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws. Federal authorities say Cogill posted nine unreleased Guns N' Roses songs on his Web site in June.
You think the FBI is going to give you this kind of service for your websites? Think again.
This isn't simply some teenager uploading a few songs to a file sharing network. These are unreleased songs which he has no legal right to possess to begin with it, its stolen content with enormous value. What he did has the potential to cause millions of dollars in damage.
What he did has the potential to cause millions of dollars in damage.
Possibly.
But Axl has done himself no favors by taking 15 years to release this material. Every extra day added to the potential leak of this music. He has a very long list of enemies.
We will see how it plays out in the courts but I suspect this person will not suffer the entire penalty because Rose is completely dysfunctional and will not behave properly within the legal system.
If you have been following this saga, its quite funny.
If you have been following this saga, its quite funny.
How far back should we go? I used to follow it back in the late 90s. Axl has a history. :)
You think the FBI is going to give you this kind of service for your websites? Think again.
Actually, if you can present a clear and compelling case to the FBI, they are happy to enforce the law. It's good have a lawyer. The U.S. Treasury Department's Secret Service is also very easy work with. How the web can track all of this is one of the great things about the Internet.
Or more likely tens of millions of dollars. The length of time its taking to release it is irrelevant as is the mental state of Axl Rose. This isn't civil litigation but a criminal prosecution.
We will see how it plays out Coalman, but never underestimate Axl Rose's ability to screw things up.
I guess potential loss of life isn't enough for the feds anymore - unless money is involved.
protection of IP rights for large corporations has a higher priority than interstate online bullies.
axl/g'n'r have reportedly hooked up with irving azoff, who recently was involved in the latest eagles album, which was released exclusively through walmart.
releasing "chinese democracy" exclusively through walmart is a delicious irony even without all the axl backstory.
releasing "chinese democracy" exclusively through walmart is a delicious irony even without all the axl backstory.
Oh my! I'm pissin' me pants over here! That would be a perfect ending to this whole love affair between Axl and his fan base.
I can just picture the Walmart greeters now the day the album hits the shelves. Oh crap...
There is specific paragraph in U.S. Copyright law under the Criminal Infringement section that addresses his act.
(a) Criminal Infringement. —(1) In general. — Any person who willfully infringes a copyright shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, if the infringement was committed —
(A) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;
(B) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000; or
(C) by the distribution of a work being prepared for commercial distribution, by making it available on a computer network accessible to members of the public, if such person knew or should have known that the work was intended for commercial distribution.
[copyright.gov...]
The charge is a "felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three years or, if the offense was committed for commercial advantage or private financial gain, for not more than five years."
Syzygy
should have known that the work was intended for commercial distribution.
in that case he will get off
nobody .... expects Chinese Democracy will ever be released
in that case he will get off.nobody...expects Chinese Democracy will ever be released
ROLF!
I'm surprised he's survived this long considering how many other similar types have died early in their careers.
Axl will hit rehab, sign a contract with Slash that their will be limited use of substances while on the road, they will play 50 shows and bank 200 million dollars. Then its back to being a jerk for Axl.
As for his ability to survive, some of these guys have 9 lives. Think about Keith Richards and Elton John, how the heck did they survive?
I can't say I'm bowled over by the single, but perhaps it's a grower!
Think about Keith Richards and Elton John, how the heck did they survive?
Or the all time king of should have been dead a long time ago OzzY... :P
Think about Keith Richards and Elton John, how the heck did they survive?Or the all time king of should have been dead a long time ago OzzY... :P
One has to take into consideration that for every self-destructive artist living a long life there are many that have fallen. Some of them might not have even been that self-destructive.
Some of them might not have even been that self-destructive.
Quite; while Keith Richards (for example), on his own admission, has taken drugs costing the equivalent of several small nations, Elton John probably spends more on flowers than hard drugs.
If convicted, Cogil is likely to face a maximum of one year in prison, rather than the originally mooted five.
[Yahoo! news item [uk.news.launch.yahoo.com]]
Looks like he's decided to plead guilty after all ...
[edited by: Quadrille at 2:12 pm (utc) on Nov. 3, 2008]
