A federal judge has sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to leaking part of the Guns N’ Roses album “Chinese Democracy” to a year’s probation.
Not sure if this is “enough,” it would have been nice to have seen the judge really teach bloggers a lesson. The Blogger, Kevin Cogill will also serve two months of home confinement, subject his computers to government scrutiny, and record a public service announcement for the Recording Industry Association of America.
I think the PSA may even be ridiculous and only give him attention.
Cogill pleaded guilty earlier this year to one misdemeanor count of copyright infringement for posting nine tracks from the long-awaited Guns ‘N Roses album last year.
He said in court Tuesday that he posted the tracks to promote the band, not hurt it.
A federal prosecutor had asked a judge to sentence Cogill to some prison time, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Abrams said he felt Cogill had learned his lesson.
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