Whenever these kind of discussions come around, a lot of people seem not to understand what a bootleg is.
A bootleg is in the most accepted use of the word a not endorsed/'illegal' live recording or collection of unreleased tracks (demos, outtakes, etc).
A bootleg is not, or at least, not in these kind of discussions, a 'pirate' copy of a legal, commonly available album.
Whereas I find selling copies of albums morally questionable, I think that there is no harm in trading bootlegs. The content is not commercially available, and in most cases, only the die hard fans are interested. Selling bootlegs on the other hand, is an absolute no-no.
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