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16th Jan 2018, 11:01 PM
	sladesounds Turning rebellion into money since 1962 Member since Nov 2009 6576 Points Moderator	I think the entry on Wikipedia sums it up fairly well in my mind... "A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging..." Semi-legit, fan based, whatever - if a copyrighted recording is released without the consent of the artist then it must be a bootleg. If they become un-copyrighted and are released as public domain in country that legally allows the release then it becomes a normal (legal?) release. The wikipedia article is interesting as it puts forward the point from some artists that although illegal they see them as essential and now class them as marketing tools. Note that there are a few albums from the same company (?) listed on the site as bootlegs under coda publishing Edited by sladesounds on 17th Jan 2018, 8:09 AM

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