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• Kevin Cogill was arrested on August 27, 2008, by FBI agents for posting nine songs from Guns N' Roses unreleased album, Chinese Democracy on his blog, Antiquiet.com. The songs were later removed from the site after Cogill received a letter from Guns N' Roses' attorney, but they quickly spread across the internet. Cogill has pleaded guilty.CBS Canada: Blogger...pleads guilty to posting leaked Guns N' Roses songs (December 16, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. It is unclear how Cogill obtained the songsCNET: Man who shared 'Chinese Democracy' to plead guilty (November 10, 2008)
  2. Arrested: August 27, 2008The Los Angeles Times: ... man accused of posting unreleased Guns N' Roses.. (August 27, 2008)
  3. Arrested at home in Culver City, CaliforniaThe Los Angeles Times: ... man accused of posting unreleased Guns N' Roses.. (August 27, 2008)
  4. Blog post occurred in June 2008The Los Angeles Times: ... man accused of posting unreleased Guns N' Roses.. (August 27, 2008)
  5. Posted nine unreleased songsThe Los Angeles Times: ... man accused of posting unreleased Guns N' Roses.. (August 27, 2008)
  6. Charged with copyright infringementThe Los Angeles Times: ... man accused of posting unreleased Guns N' Roses.. (August 27, 2008)
  7. Bail set at $10,000The Los Angeles Times: ... man accused of posting unreleased Guns N' Roses.. (August 27, 2008)
  8. Cogill agreed to plead guiltyBillboard: Guns N' Roses Leaker To Plead Guilty (November 11, 2008)
  9. Guilty plea was part of a deal offered by the federal prosecutorCNET: Man who shared 'Chinese Democracy' to plead guilty (November 10, 2008)
  10. Chinese Democracy was officially released in November 2008

• The Crime

  The leaked songs included "Rhiad and the Bedouins," "If the World," "Better," "The Blues," "Madagascar," "IRS," "There Was a Time," "Chinese Democracy" and another unidentified song.Billboard: Purported New Guns N' Roses Tracks Hit The Web (June 19, 2008) Cogill plead innocent of the charges on October 20, 2008. A trial is pending.E Online: Leaker Pleads Innocent (October 20, 2008)

  Cogill was arrested on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws. He faces a maximum sentence of three years in a federal prison.BBC: Blogger denies Guns N' Roses leak (October 21, 2008)

• Reaction from GnR

  On the official website for Gun N' Roses, the band does not seem interested in Keven Cogill, but want to find where the album was leaked from. Their official statement is as follows "Presently, though we don't support this guy's actions at that level, our interest is in the original source."OS: GnR Reaction (August 28, 2008)

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