Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N' Roses songs

Aug 28, 2008 By ANTHONY McCARTNEY , AP Entertainment Writer
In this Sept. 11, 2006, file photo, Axl Rose is seen backstage at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

(AP) -- A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.



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