The fact that this guy is facing jail time at all is a travesty. Seriously - he leaked a few song tracks.....was the band harmed in any way? No. Did someone end up dead or in the hospital? Of course not. But he's facing jail time just the same.

Christ. this country is farking doomed.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Clearly, this is a violation of the eighth amendment.

Aarontology: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Clearly, this is a violation of the eighth amendment.

I don't think the Constitution applies to corporations. they can pretty much rape and pillage at will.

Subby: is forced to listen to Barry Manilow's "Greatest Songs of the Seventies" album

Well, better than listening to Guns N' Roses.

forced to listen to Barry Manilow's "Greatest Songs of the Seventies" album

Homer: [singing]
Oh Mindy, you came and you gave without flaking,
But I sent you Ben Gay.
Oh Andy, you kissed me and stopped me from something,
And I -- [sees Lisa watching] Uh oh.
Lisa: Dad, why are you singing?
Homer: [thinking] Tell a lie, tell a lie.
[spoken] Um, because I have a small role in a broadway musical.
It's not much, but it's a start.
[thinking] Bravo. [sarcastic clapping]
--
Lisa: Are you hiding something from me?
Homer: Like what?
Lisa: Judging from your song, you're infatuated with a woman named
Mindy. [despondent] Or a man named Andy.

/end threadjack

Barry Manilow's "Greatest Songs of the Seventies" album

He crushed Slow Ride. He did not take it easy.

They realized he cost GNR tens of dollars in sales...

Axl Rose should be jailed for calling those leaked tracks "music"

I heard the GNR leaked tracks, and to be honest, I'd rather have listened to Barry Manilow instead.

manilow FTW!

Can anyone tell me where this guy got the tracks? If he broke into the studio and stole the masters, get him for theft. If he intercepted the ISDN lines, get him for wiretapping. If he hacked into the mainframe with 7 proxies, get him for hacking. Was he given the tracks from someone at the studio? Go after them...

probably better than having to listen to chinese democracy

Chinese Democracy is Guns N Roses' The Axl Rose Band's St. Anger. That is all.