7 months ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 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.
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 Industry Association of America.
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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