My thoughts :
The current forum stance is that links to, and discussion of, bootlegs is not allowed on here. Strictly speaking youtube videos are bootlegs, but as has been said the popularity of the site has made the video clips that appear there more acceptable. Youtube itself however has been known to remove video clips from its servers in the past. The video clips on youtube are usually relatively low quality because of the equipment they were recorded on, and as such these bootlegs can't be sold for financial gain, which is one of the big arguments as to why they shouldn't be allowed.
However, I can completely understand where the confusion lies, times have indeed changed to some extent, and I know that everyone who reads this thread has bootlegs in their collection and has shared them. The final (and any new) ruling will come from Rainer I'm sure once he sees this thread.
Copyright is a complex legal issue which can have far reaching effects and these effects need to be taken into account with any decision that is made.
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