Scott Glover of the Los Angeles Times reports that a man accused of posting nine previously unreleased songs by the rock band GUNS N' ROSES on a web site where they could be accessed by the public was arrested at his home early today (Wednesday, August 27) on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws, authorities said.

Kevin Cogill, 27, is accused of posting the songs, which were being prepared for commercial release, on the Internet blog Antiquiet in June, according to an arrest affidavit. The site received so much traffic after the songs were posted that it crashed, the affidavit states.

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