Guns N' Roses [ tickets ] have been sued by two independent record labels that are claiming the band used portions of two songs by German musician Ulrich Schnauss on their latest album, "Chinese Democracy," according to a Billboard report.
GNR and Universal Music Group's Interscope-Geffen A&M label were sued for $1 million by British label Independiente and the US arm of Domino Recording Company, who owns the licensing rights to Schnauss' songs.
The labels are claiming that Axl Rose, GNR band...
Guardian Music — It seems that pesky production assistants are to blame for the Chinese Democracy samples that sound eerily like the music of Ulrich Schnauss – not Axl and his crew... more info
MTV.com News — German electronic artist claims band sampled his music on Chinese Democracy without permission.By Gil Kaufman
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Guns N' Roses' manager has fired back at allegations the band illegally borrowed music from an German electronic pop artist. more info
VH1 News — Guns N' Roses "vigorously [contest]" the lawsuit brought against them over claims that GN'R illegally sampled songs by electronic artist Ulrich Schnauss on Chinese Democr... more info
Live Daily — Guns N' Roses [ tickets ] have been sued by two independent record labels that are claiming the band used portions of two songs by German musician Ulrich Schnauss on thei... more info
Starpulse — Guns N' Roses' manager has fired back at allegations the band illegally borrowed music from an German electronic pop artist. Axl Rose's band and Universal Music Group exe... more info
Perez Hilton — As we mentioned earlier this week, indie record labels Independiente and Domino Recording Company are both suing Guns N' Roses. The companies claim GNRs copied two songs... more info