Gary Brown of Houston Texas: Liar. Counterfeiter. Thief
Alice Cooper are Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Neal Smith, & Dennis Dunaway.
What the Law says about Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels:
Trafficking In Counterfeit Labels {Title 18 U.S. C., Section 2318}: This statute covers counterfeit labels intended to be affixed to a sound recording. A "counterfeit label" includes any component of the entire package of a prerecorded audio cassette, company disc or album cover. The definition also extends to a situation where counterfeiters have simulated "genuine" labels that have not previously existed. A person can be convicted under this law for trafficking in a finished product that contains a counterfeit label, as well as a component of that product, such as the insert card for an audio cassette. This statute imposes penalties of up to five years in prison and/or $250,000 in fines.
Gary Brown of Houston Texas made this fake CD:
He made it for sale to Alice Cooper fans over the internet.
He printed notices on it claiming that he owned the rights to the music. He had no rights at all.
Fake notice
He made up a fake company called "Wett Blanket Ink":
Notice printed on label for fake company name
He stole the art from the original album and put it on his pirate CD.
 FAKE Front Cover
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 FAKE BackCover |
Inserts on counterfeit CD (above) stolen from "Battle Axe"
He didn't pay the performers. He didn't own the recording. He didn't ask permission. Brown knew exactly what he was doing as he ripped off Neal, Dennis, Polydor, and the other members of the B$B band. There was never any company called "Wett Blanket Ink" and Brown never had the rights to make or sell this CD to Alice Cooper fans.
But, he did it anyway.
GARY BROWN
What the Law says about Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels:
Trafficking In Counterfeit Labels {Title 18 U.S. C., Section 2318}: This statute covers counterfeit labels intended to be affixed to a sound recording. A "counterfeit label" includes any component of the entire package of a prerecorded audio cassette, company disc or album cover. The definition also extends to a situation where counterfeiters have simulated "genuine" labels that have not previously existed. A person can be convicted under this law for trafficking in a finished product that contains a counterfeit label, as well as a component of that product, such as the insert card for an audio cassette. This statute imposes penalties of up to five years in prison and/or $250,000 in fines.
"Jeff...as I told you in private E-mail, I don't have a clue as to this
Battle Axe on CD stuff" - Gary Brown April 2000
This page dedicated to Gary Brown: Liar. Counterfeiter.. Thief.