Using Gord's material without his permission is technically a copyright infringement, but many so called bootlegs skirt the edge of "taping a TV show off the air" and swapping it with a friend. No one's busted in the door to haul me away for taping West Wing for a friend because that's just part of the culture now.
If someone is selling Lightfoot material without pernmission, then the law should chase after 'em...if someone is giving away Lightfoot material in a very big way without permission, then the law should chase after 'em.
By and large the folks I see turning up on this website are very respectful of Lightfoot and each other, and we'd all be happy to purchase offical material as it is available...and listen to bootlegs until official stuff comes along.
How many of us taped the Reno concert off the air, AND purchased the DVD? That's what fans do...and they often purchase multiple copies of the same item.
Just don't do it to Don Henley - he just might bust in your door himself to collect a royalty!
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