Probably gonna get shot down for this but bootlegs have always been part & parcel of the Northern scene.
Top name DJ breaks a new discovery, record goes massive, gets booted & everybody can get a copy (more than likely from a reputable dealer), said record gets dropped from top DJ's playlist & he breaks something new.
Just ask yourself this - How far forwards would the top DJ's playlists have moved on if stuff hadn't have been booted?
Strange thing is a lot of the early boots are now collectable in there own right, eg Mel Britt, Four Tracks, the Soul Sounds stuff etc.
Don't get me wrong, not condoning bootlegging but if the originals were not sold for vastly over-inflated prices in the 1st place maybe it wouldn't be so rife.
As for no money going to the original artist how much do they recieve from the so called legitimate re-issues?
Very little if anything, that's how much.
Don't believe me? just ask e'm.