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On 01/06/04, Dave Bradley wrote: >> What's the difference between a pirate and a bootleg? To me, they are >> synonyms. It's not file sharing, I know that. > > A pirate is an illegal copy of a commercially available recording. A > bootleg is an illegal recording or an unauthorized release of a legal > recording. I would say that a bootleg is an unauthorised recording, not an illegal one. Even if the fine print on the back of a concert ticket forbids recording, this is a contract between the ticket buyer and the concert promoter, not a law. Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]