GNR Legal Update

[Malcolm]

 For the third time in 12 months, Los Angeles-based Cleopatra Records has prevailed in court against GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose, who tried to sue the label in June 2004 for releasing an album entitled "Hollywood Rose: The Roots of Guns N' Roses". The album featured the singer and other members of the infamous rock band during their pre-GN'R days. During the earlier part of the case, Rose lost his bid for an injunction to prevent the label from releasing demos of the band he formed prior to GUNS N' ROSES with ex-guitarist Izzy Stradlin, also known as Jeffrey Isabell. Later, in November 2004 and April 2005, the court made two related rulings in favor of Cleopatra and against Rose on all of his other claims, and entered summary judgment in favor of Cleopatra.

This week, on May 23, 2005, Judge Gary Allen Feess, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, awarded Cleopatra Records' request for attorneys' fees and costs in the amount of $24,176.38.

[Saul]

This week, on May 23, 2005, Judge Gary Allen Feess, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, awarded Cleopatra Records' request for attorneys' fees and costs in the amount of $24,176.38.

Sucks for axl. 

[Walapino]

I honestly think it was stupid to try and stop it... fuck he wont release CD atleast let us get some old stuff for the mean time, plus I think he has bigger more important lawsuits going on to bother with a small label releasing some old songs.

[horsey]

but didn't they just release the box set from them.i just herd something about that.and it does suck for axl.but won't he make something from it still.

[gnrkoncerti]

i think that all these guya and guuls are very bad people.
Axl got sukcess because he is very talented and working man,but in lasr years everybody's want some money from him

[echrisl]

Good, he deserved to lose.  It's only a pity they didn't hire more expensive lawyers.

[estranged.1098]

^ pathetic.

[Jonx]

Well at least its out of the way and over with. One less thing for Axl to worry about!

Jonx

[Axl-rocks]

now he has to release the cd soon,so he can replace all that money he had to pay.

[ppbebe]

why the fuck a record company can release ur songs while u dont fuckin want to!

And while you don't fucking get a penny but just fucking lose your money.

Only the hell nasty piece of work is happy. Gall!!! 

[Eva GnRAxlRosette]

damn this really does suck!
how do they have the right to do this?
i just don't get it
and on top of it the artists don't make any money off of the release 

man, sucks that gilby worked on this album and it turned out to be bad news for Axl

glad i did not buy a copy of this!  and now you can be SURE i won't! 

[Luigi]

That's some fucked up shit. Artist should have total power over there own work.

[anarchy]

That's some fucked up shit. Artist should have total power over there own work.

But Axl wasn't the only member of Hollywood Rose and he definitely wasn't the one that paid for the original recordings to be made.

[//JK75]

That's some fucked up shit. Artist should have total power over there own work.

But Axl wasn't the only member of Hollywood Rose and he definitely wasn't the one that paid for the original recordings to be made.

Truth !  ... I think was Chris Weber who paid for it.
And the album is ok man ! I got it and  I think is good to have a piece of history of GNR.
I don't know what's the big deal.

[mrlee]

maybe Axl will be to poor to continue production of his album?

[ShotgunBlues1978]

$24,000 to someone such as Axl Rose isn't that much money.  He just signed a $20,000,000 publishing deal. 

[Mysteron]

$24,000 to someone such as Axl Rose isn't that much money.? He just signed a $20,000,000 publishing deal.?

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Pocket money 

[chineseblues]

That's some fucked up shit. Artist should have total power over there own work.

But Axl wasn't the only member of Hollywood Rose and he definitely wasn't the one that paid for the original recordings to be made.

Np but he still helped to write those songs. So he SHOULD have some say as to whether they get released or not.

[echrisl]

damn this really does suck!
how do they have the right to do this?
i just don't get it
and on top of it the artists don't make any money off of the release 

man, sucks that gilby worked on this album and it turned out to be bad news for Axl

glad i did not buy a copy of this!  and now you can be SURE i won't! 

They have the right to do it because the person who owned the recordings decided to sell them.  Which is why it is idiotic for Axl to file frivolous lawsuits attempting to prevent the album's release.

Axl probably doesn't want you to download any GNR demos or live bootlegs that were ever made ... better be sure to delete all your demos and bootlegs.  After all, if you follow your logic, you should never listen to anything Axl made that he doesn't want you to listen to.  Don't forget to never listen to One In A Million, since Axl doesn't want that song to be available anymore, either.

[ppbebe]

damn this really does suck!
how do they have the right to do this?
i just don't get it
and on top of it the artists don't make any money off of the release 

man, sucks that gilby worked on this album and it turned out to be bad news for Axl

glad i did not buy a copy of this!  and now you can be SURE i won't! 

They have the right to do it because the person who owned the recordings decided to sell them.  Which is why it is idiotic for Axl to file frivolous lawsuits attempting to prevent the album's release.

Right, then who would be buying it? The fans of Gilby or of Chris whatever? Who was this article targeted at?

Remember the reason for his filing a suit against the GH release? Wasn't it basically he didn't want the fans to spend money on what he considered unsatisfactory.  Then how about this one?

You might be on the side of the issue, if not of the other.