[mb-users] Are demos official or bootleg?

I'm leaning towards 'official' myself, provided the demo was 'released' by
the artist them self. By 'released', I mean anything from a full commercial
or promotional release, to the disclosure of material in any format to a
single person outside of the recording/performance process (usually a fan).

I'm thinking of releases such as
http://musicbrainz.org/release/cfa18a3a-7278-4c25-ae4b-c8130a2d3f52, which
was a demo cassette given by the artist to a fan, with
instructions/permission to circulate.

I would define a bootleg as such material released other than by the artist
or label.



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