We have a label that may olr may not be a bootleg label ( https://musicbrainz.org/label/e8eb74a5-5941-401d-8486-5a1f0edbae00 )
I wonder about the edit at https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71659993 (and other). Should we just delete the release or change it to bootleg (if it indeed is a bootleg). The track listings appears to sometimes be different from the original releases.
We had a related discussion about this 3 years ago:
There are apparently releases in MB that were pirated from old LPs and offered for sale illegally. One editor has entered edits to remove them (edit #47534182 , edit #47533912 , edit #47533867 , edit #47532266 ). Iām not sure if this is the correct course of action, since we do allow information on physical pirated releases. Should we store releases like this (albeit without purchase links) or just exclude them altogether?
Also, not to repeat myself:
Just my humble opinion as a lawyer:
MusicBrainz is not a platform to solve legal disputes.
MusicBrainz does not provide illegal content.
Not entering a release will not change that the release exists nor deter others from exchanging it.
This database strives for completion. As such, it will even do license holders a favor in tracking down existing bootlegs.
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Their Bandcamp appears to be gone and that may indicate they indeed was (is?) a bootleg label.
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