He is currently writing a book with Ray Schweighardt on the 'Get Back Sessions'. He is always looking for pre-1980 titles. Possession of bootleg or counterfeit recordings is considered by the courts to be intent to commit all or part of the above. Thus, although ownership per se is not mentioned, ownership for all but strictly regulated purposes is forbidden by law. Legal sources state that the generational distance of the bootlegged or counterfeit music from the original source in no way alters its illegal status.
Some legal experts believe that possession is almost impossible to enforce.
You may own the bootleg, it appears, if you are ready to prove that you have no intention of ever listening to it. Otherwise possession is tantamount to intent to listen, play, broadcast, etc. And that's illegal. Click here to return.