Antiquiet

Guns N' Roses Uploader Gets Probation; Will Star in PSAs

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 15, 2009 - 8:04am.

Los Angeles - Blogger Kevin Cogill, who was convicted of misdemeanor copyright infringement after admitting to posting tracks from the then-unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" online, has been sentenced to two months of home confinement and a year of probation, the Associated Press reported. Prosecutors had initially sought a six-month prison term and a fine of $371,000; the maximum sentence for the crime is a year in prison.

Guns N' Roses Album Leaker Pleads Guilty

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 16, 2008 - 12:39pm.

Los Angeles - The man accused of leaking songs from the at-the-time unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his blog has pleaded guilty to a federal copyright violation, the Associated Press reported.

Blogger Who Leaked Guns N' Roses Tracks to Plead Guilty

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 12, 2008 - 12:15pm.

Los Angeles - The blogger who admitted to the FBI that he posted unreleased tracks from the upcoming Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" has agreed to plead guilty to one count of federal copyright infringement as part of a deal, Wired.com reported, citing federal prosecutor Craig Missakian.

Charge Reduced to Misdemeanor for Guns N' Roses Album Leaker

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 31, 2008 - 6:11am.

Los Angeles - The man accused of posting unreleased tracks from the upcoming Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his blog saw the charges against him reduced this week, from a felony to a misdemeanor, meaning that he now faces up to one year in prison instead of five, Wired.com reports.

Accused Guns N' Roses Song Leaker Pleads Innocent

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2008 - 8:26am.

Los Angeles - The man accused of posting songs from the long-awaited and unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on the Internet on Monday pleaded not guilty to federal copyright infringement charges, Reuters reported.

Blogger Who Posted Guns N' Roses Tracks Online Arrested

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2008 - 7:15am.

Los Angeles - A blogger who posted nine unreleased songs from rock band Guns N' Roses' 14-years-in-the-making "Chinese Democracy" album was arrested at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws, the Los Angeles Times reported. Kevin Cogill, a 27-year-old who operates the blog Antiquiet, posted the songs online in June, but removed them shortly thereafter following a reported request from the band.

FBI Visits Blog Owner Who Leaked Guns 'N Roses Tracks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 25, 2008 - 7:16am.

San Francisco - The FBI this week visited the operator of a blog that leaked pre-release tracks from the long-awaited Guns 'N Roses album "Chinese Democracy" -- a crime that under a 2005 law can carry a ten-year prison term, Rolling Stone and Wired.com reported. "Skwerl," the operator of the blog Antiquiet, posted the tracks for streaming on his blog but quickly removed them after being contacted by representatives for the band.

Blog Pulls Leaked Guns 'N Roses "Chinese Democracy" Tracks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 20, 2008 - 8:54am.

Los Angeles - A music blog called Antiquiet created a good deal of noise earlier this week, when it posted what are purported to be "mastered, finished" tracks from the 14-years-in-the-making Guns 'N Roses album "Chinese Democracy."