Guns N' Roses And Dr. Pepper To Provide Free Soda

New Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy to be released on November 23

Dr. Pepper will give everyone a free Dr. Pepper on same day

LOS ANGELES (CBS4) ― For fans of Guns N' Roses, they probably never thought the day would come. For Dr. Pepper, what may have started as a tongue-in-cheek offer will end up with everyone getting a Dr. Pepper for free, will come together on November 23, when Guns N' Roses finally release "Chinese Democracy."

The album has cost the record label over $13 million and has been in production since the mid 1990's. The album will be the first full album of new Guns N' Roses material since 1991's "Use Your Illusion I and II."

Dr. Pepper entered the fray in 2008 by issuing a challenge to Axl Rose. If he would release the album in 2008, they would give "everyone in America" a free can of Dr. Pepper.

Once Axl Rose, who is the only remaining original member, set the release date, Dr. Pepper said they would make good on the free can of Dr. Pepper for anyone who wanted it, even former Guns N' Roses members.

But, there is a catch to how the whole system works.

In order to get a coupon for the free Dr. Pepper, you must go to the website, drpepper.com, and register online. You will then receive a coupon for a free 20-oz Dr. Pepper wherever the drink is sold.

The coupon will only be available on November 23, the release date of the album, and expire on February 28.

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Guns N' Roses Lawyer Blasts Dr Pepper - Billboard.com

November 26, 2008 06:01 PM ET

Andre Paine, London

The lawyer for Guns N' Roses and Axl Rose has castigated Dr Pepper, accusing the soda maker of failing to deliver on its promotion to offer free soda in celebration of the band's new album, "Chinese Democracy." Guns N' Roses was never involved in the campaign.

Beverly Hills-based Alan Gutman has written to Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. president and CEO Larry Young, accusing the company of operating an online redemption scheme that was an "unmitigated disaster which defrauded customers." Gutman is demanding that Dr Pepper makes good on its offer by extending the period for the offer; he also wants full-page apologies in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.

Gutman's letter makes clear his view that the original campaign was an "exploitation of my clients' legendary reputation and their eagerly awaited album" and "brazenly violated our clients' rights." He is also seeking an "appropriate payment ... for the unauthorized use and abuse of their publicity and intellectual property rights," with the threat of further action if an acceptable offer is not made.

"Now is the time to clean up the mess," says Gutman.

Rose did not take any action when, in March, Dr Pepper put out a press release offering free soda to any American if the long-awaited Guns N' Roses album came out before the end of 2008. However, Rose has reacted to the news that fans have been unable to get their soda following the Nov. 23 release of "Chinese Democracy."

Dr Pepper's Web servers crashed under the demand for coupons that could be exchanged for free drinks. Dr Pepper extended the Nov. 23 promotion for an extra day, but the company's Web site was inaccessible for a substantial part of it. "Dr Pepper was completely unprepared for the traffic to its site," says Gutman in the letter, describing the promotion as a "complete fiasco."

Gutman adds: "The entire point of your campaign has been to use public interest in Axl Rose and Guns N' Roses as a lure to increase consumer awareness of Dr Pepper." He further states that "mocking undertones" in the online promotional content represent a "raw and damaging commercial exploitation of our clients' rights," adding that the association is "even more damaging in light of your shoddy execution of your disingenuous giveaway offer."

The soda maker declined to comment. Dr Pepper was considering extending the promotion, according to a source close to the situation.