Mm, getting a little complicated for me. It's far simpler in my very simple mind - bootlegs, counterfeits, reproductions are all illegal, unlicensed fake copies of (mostly) rare records. In the main they are produced to deceive people - and as I've said already, and seemingly you disagree Maslar, by dishonest people who are intent on theft. Quite simple really. You can add into the mix the "vanity project" swerve - but any records produced as a result of such a project will always bleed into the market place - and as a consequence people will be ripped off.