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A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web situation was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.
FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Kevin Cogill on Wednesday good morning on suspiciousness of violating federal right of first publication laws. Cogill appeared in court in the afternoon wearing a T-shirt; his girlfriend sabbatum court and afterward said, "Rally the troops," merely declined farther comment.
Federal regime say Cogill posted ennead unreleased Guns N' Roses songs on his Web site in June. The songs were later removed.
In later posts, Cogill wrote that the FBI had questioned him and asked his readers if any of them knew a good attorney. He was represented Wednesday by a federal public defender.
According to an arrest affidavit, Cogill admitted to agents that he posted the songs on his Web land site. Prosecutors aforesaid Wednesday the leak could result in a "significant" financial loss for the band.
Cogill testament not face any particular Internet restrictions, but was ordered to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 17.
"Guns N' Roses representatives have been made aware of the hold and are leaving the matter to the authorities," said Larry Solters, the band's spokesman.
"Chinese Democracy" is a a great deal anticipated � and repeatedly delayed � new record album by Guns N' Roses that is more than 10 age in the making. At least one of the album's songs could be heard legally: The band wrote on its Web site in July that its cut, "Shackler's Revenge" will be featured on the video recording game Rock Band 2, slated for release in September.
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