- by Jason Gregory
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Photo by: WENN
- filed in: Metal
Kevin Cogill, the man accused of leaking tracks purported to feature on Guns N' Roses new album, has pleaded not guilty to violating copyright law.
The 27-year-old was arrested by the FBI in August after he posted nine songs – three of which were entirely new productions – on his blog, Antiquiet.
Prosecutors said the blogger, who removed the tracks shortly after posting them in June, could have caused a "significant" profit loss for the band.
According to the Reuters news agency, no trial date has yet been set.
Cogill faces three years in prison if convicted, and five years if the court comes the conclusion that he posted the songs for commercial benefit.
New Album Release
As previously reported on Gigwise, Guns N' Roses confirmed earlier this month that 'Chinese Democracy' would be released on November 23rd.
The album, which has been nearly fourteen years in the making and is reported to have cost frontman Axl Rose $2million, is only available in Best Buy stores.
Earlier this year, drinks company Dr Pepper promised each American citizen a free drink if the band released the album before the end of 2008.
Click HERE to see the tracklisting.


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