CRIMINAL CASE: U.S. v. Cogill, Case No. 2:08-mj-02089 (C.D. Cal. filed Aug. 27, 2008).

Status: Guilty plea; sentencing scheduled for May 4, 2009.

Kevin Cogill, a contributor to the music blog Antiquiet (www.antiquiet.com), was arrested Aug. 27 by federal agents on charges that he violated copyright laws by posting several unreleased Guns N’ Roses songs. He pleaded guilty in December 2008, and was sentenced to two months of home confinement and one year probation, and ordered to appear in an anti-piracy commercial.

Links and Court Documents:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-me-gunsnroses28-2008aug28,0,1985815.story

http://www.antiquiet.com/editorials/2008/09/the-united-states-of-america-vs-me/

Case information and documents: http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/united-states-v-cogill

Criminal complaint: http://www.citmedialaw.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2008-08-26-Cogill%20Criminal%20Complaint.pdf

CRIMINAL CASE: Wisconsin v. Phillips, No. 08CF309 (Wis. Cir. Ct., La Crosse County filed May 20, 2008).
Status: Guilty plea; sentenced to probation.

17-year-old Alex Phillips was charged with criminal defamation, possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child after he posted naked pictures of his former girlfriend, who is 16 years old, on his MySpace profile page. He pled guilty, and was sentenced to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service. Links and Court Documents:

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/05/21/news/00lead.txt

Docket: http://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetails.do;jsessionid=0D9BAF68B0DBB4FAADF4749AC44FFC2D.render1?caseNo=2008CF000309&countyNo=32&cacheId=3E5C1C6DD08F7D8B74CA2CB75B41C9AE&recordCount=1&offset=0&mode=details&submit=View+Case+Details