[Paul Richardson]

Originally Posted by Sarge

As for bootlegs: Those who claim they would never listen to any obviously don't know about the joy of discovering some rare gem and I wonder if they are really interested in the music. Not everybody is fortunate or old enough to have seen and heard their favorite artists live when they were in their prime. Fans have always provided each other with inofficial live or rare studio recordings. They may be in circulation without the approval of the artist but they usually don't cause financial losses, they rather increase the interest in the artist, in my opinion.

Exactly.