I'm pretty sure every time Axl mentioned any 'downloading motherfuckers' when he saw them singing along to the leaks it was said with a glint in his eye and a smile.

I might be wrong but I'm not sure there's a single Axl quote that condemns the fans for downloading the leaks. I think he's condemned the leakers but not the the fans who've downloaded them.

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I don't see it affecting the tour, it shouldn't do anyway. Hell if it looks like it's going to settle out of court, even if they pay him the full $1 million they'll still make a tidy profit from the shows.

Well it's clear as day the first few seconds on that second vid are the same as on Rhiad, but a million $, I don't see them getting that. It's 5-10 seconds of an electronic effect type noise I'm not sure how much of a copyright claim anyone could have over that.

Call me naive or a fanboy or whatever but this is an electronic sound, presumably from a keyboard or something. It's not a guitar riff that's been stolen it's a sound effect from a keyboard or some other synth instrument. Is it not remotely possible this Schnauss guy and Pittman have some of the same equipment and produced the same effect?

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