Dr Pepper thought it could score some cheap publicity earlier this year by promising free soda for everyone if Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy was released in 2008. But when Axl Rose called their bluff and actually dropped his 14-years-in-the-making opus, the company’s free soda campaign did not go as planned. Due to server traffic, many fans were shut out from the promotion, which was only active for 24 hours initially. Rose’s lawyer, Alan Gutman, wrote a letter today to Dr Pepper president Larry Young demanding that the soft-drink giant extend the promotion to include fans that were unable to take advantage of it initially. Gutman’s letter also asks that Dr Pepper take out ads in newspapers apologizing for the fiasco. The copy of the complete letter can be viewed below.
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Guns N’ Roses threaten legal action against Dr Pepper over botched ad campaign
