Lyndahere And Bootlegging...My understanding of what it is?

I broke down on the weekend. I watched some live recordings off YouTube. They were not from Lyndahere (@lyndahere) but legitimate recordings from radio stations and others who had attended a range of promotional events and concerts so I thought that was a bit of a compromise. I was comforted by the fact that most people still would rather watch a legal recording from a television or radio station than an illegal recording of a concert from those that attend from the number of hits. While radio and television stations are not as quick and enterprising as Lyndahere at getting a product to the consumers it is well worth the wait to watch something legal and of quality. But exactly what am I watching.

Bootlegging is a really interesting subject and will take some time to investigate. 

Music piracy is “general term referring to the illegal duplication and distribution of sound recordings, comprised of four specific forms: bootleg recordings, counterfeit recordings, pirate recordings and online piracy”. 

There are four different types of piracy according to the Record Industry Piracy Glossary (2012): counterfeit, pirate and online and bootlegging. 

Counterfeit is the “unauthorised recording of duplication of pre-recorded sounds as well as the unauthorized duplication of the original trademark, artwork and packaging." 

Online piracy is the” unauthorised transfer of sound recordings from the Internet” and pirate recordings is the “unauthorised recordings of only the sounds of legitimate recordings.” 

Bootleg recordings are the “unauthorized recording of a musical broadcast on radio or television or of a live concert”. So basically I have been watching bootlegged copies on Lyndahere’s site.

The RIAA (2012) identifies state and federal laws involved in music piracy. There are three federal laws U.S. Copyright Law, Trafficking In Counterfeit Labels, Trademark Counterfeiting4 and the Anti-Bootleg Statue related to music piracy. The US Copyright as I understand it has been discussed elsewhere in this blog...to be continued