Prisons are congested with utterly horrible people: rapists, murderers, and now, apparently, bloggers.
Los Angeles resident and active blogger Kevin Cogill was awakened Wednesday, August 28 at gunpoint by five FBI agents. After trashing his house (I presume) and beating him to a pulp (again, just a guess), they took him “downtown.” He now faces three years of prison and a possible civil suit for allegedly posting songs from the new Guns ‘n Roses album, Chinese Democracy (the band deserves prison time for a stupid title like that), on his blog (http://www.antiquiet.com/) last June.
According to the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005, sharing any copyrighted material before its release date warrants three years in prison and the possibility of a $25,000 fine (duh!). You know those “Terms of Agreement” electronic contracts you never read and simply press “Agree,” well I’m sure this law is in there somewhere. I'm sure it also states, "Don't f*ck with Guns n Roses," so he's probably in double trouble. Somehow he obtained these currently illegal songs and assumed it be a grand idea to post them for all to hear. Epic Fail!
During his hearing, the prosecutors originally demanded an outrageous $50,000 bail, which means the prosecutors either take their jobs ultra-seriously or simply love defending the rights of shitty music. The judge luckily put a stop to that. Cogill is currently out on a $10,000 bond and awaits a preliminary hearing in late September.
So what should happen to him? Should his ass be thrown in prison where our tax dollars will pay for this “menace of society” to be confined where he belongs: alongside the rapists, terrorists, murderers, maniacs, and nutcases that shouldn’t be roaming streets? My answer: yes.
He publicly shared a Guns n Roses album! Doesn’t that fall under obstructing the peace? If you’re going to break the law and risk three years of prison time, at least share some decent music. An upcoming Radiohead album maybe? Even an upcoming Kayne release or something by Hanna Montana (at least the kids would appreciate it) would do…not Guns n' Roses. Most of this band’s audience probably doesn’t even own an internet connection.
The album should arrive in stores at the end of November (rain), which is a real shame. Come November (rain), Kevin will face his (rightful) prison sentence while the rest of us face new shitty music on the already dire radio. Axel Rose wins--everyone else loses, and that’s a sad day in world—whether Chinese Democracy really exists of not.
Los Angeles resident and active blogger Kevin Cogill was awakened Wednesday, August 28 at gunpoint by five FBI agents. After trashing his house (I presume) and beating him to a pulp (again, just a guess), they took him “downtown.” He now faces three years of prison and a possible civil suit for allegedly posting songs from the new Guns ‘n Roses album, Chinese Democracy (the band deserves prison time for a stupid title like that), on his blog (http://www.antiquiet.com/) last June.
According to the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005, sharing any copyrighted material before its release date warrants three years in prison and the possibility of a $25,000 fine (duh!). You know those “Terms of Agreement” electronic contracts you never read and simply press “Agree,” well I’m sure this law is in there somewhere. I'm sure it also states, "Don't f*ck with Guns n Roses," so he's probably in double trouble. Somehow he obtained these currently illegal songs and assumed it be a grand idea to post them for all to hear. Epic Fail!
During his hearing, the prosecutors originally demanded an outrageous $50,000 bail, which means the prosecutors either take their jobs ultra-seriously or simply love defending the rights of shitty music. The judge luckily put a stop to that. Cogill is currently out on a $10,000 bond and awaits a preliminary hearing in late September.
So what should happen to him? Should his ass be thrown in prison where our tax dollars will pay for this “menace of society” to be confined where he belongs: alongside the rapists, terrorists, murderers, maniacs, and nutcases that shouldn’t be roaming streets? My answer: yes.
He publicly shared a Guns n Roses album! Doesn’t that fall under obstructing the peace? If you’re going to break the law and risk three years of prison time, at least share some decent music. An upcoming Radiohead album maybe? Even an upcoming Kayne release or something by Hanna Montana (at least the kids would appreciate it) would do…not Guns n' Roses. Most of this band’s audience probably doesn’t even own an internet connection.
The album should arrive in stores at the end of November (rain), which is a real shame. Come November (rain), Kevin will face his (rightful) prison sentence while the rest of us face new shitty music on the already dire radio. Axel Rose wins--everyone else loses, and that’s a sad day in world—whether Chinese Democracy really exists of not.
This is their new album cover. I feel utterly embarrassed to post this on my site.
