GUNS N' ROSES 'Chinese Democracy' Leaker Speaks To SKY NEWS; Video Available
June 25, 2008California blogger Kevin Skwerl, who posted nine newly leaked "Chinese Democracy" tracks last week on the Antiquiet web site, spoke to Sky News's Martin Stanford for a three-and-a-half-minute report which can be viewed below.
Skwerl reportedly used to work in the distribution department of Universal Music and is now a web designer. He told Rolling Stone that he got the music from an "anonymous online source." He also explained he was initially told to take the files down by "a really cool guy from the GN'R camp that was a middleman between someone who was very angry and me. He was trying to reach out and see if I'd go without a fight, which is more or less what I did."
The blogger thought the ordeal was over until two young FBI officers he described as "Mulder and Scully types" showed up at his day job and questioned him for 15 minutes. "It was kind of an ambush," Skwerl said. "When I came back from lunch, they were waiting in the lobby for me. It's a little creepy they know where I work."
As for any potential legal trouble, Skwerl isn't too worried because he only streamed the tracks. "It's a legal gray area since it wasn't for download, it wasn't a finished product. We aren't sure who owns the recordings. I feel like I might survive this."
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