14. All bootleg releases must have the word BOOTLEG in dirname
A bootleg recording is a cd/vinyl/dvd that was not officially released by the person/company owning the rights to do that (for example streetmixes, pirate live cds, etc).

Because very often it's not 100% clear if something is bootleg there are conditions when we assume something is or isn't bootleg. This is not a defnition of "bootleg" and if a condition is not true then it does not mean the opposite is true. This only helps nukers and groups to decide if a bootleg tag is needed and hopefully leads to more fair nuking.

conditions for:
[records done completely by the artist] (no samples from other artists)
It's bootleg if ...
- there are no signs that the label really released this
- the "label" has no connection to the artist
(independent releases (no label, own label) are allowed and don't need a bootleg tag)

even if the conditions above are true it is NOT bootleg if:
- the record is available at at least 3 major retail shops


conditions for:
[mixes] (samples of other artists included)
It's not bootleg if ...
- the record is available at at least 3 major retail shops
- the label exists and lists the record and the label never released any bootlegs and released stuff that was available at major retail shops
- the artist or label of the samples confirms this release is valid (on their webpage or some other trusted place)


"major retail shops" currently are:
www.amazon.com (.de, .fr ...)
www.bestbuy.com
www.walmart.com
www.cduniverse.com
www.virginmegastores.co.uk (.gr, .fr, .jp) (US shop excluded)
www.sonymusicstore.com
www.juno.co.uk
www.deejay.de
www.ukdancerecords.com
www.dancegrooves.com
www.threebeatrecords.co.uk
www.4djsonly.com

The shop itself must sell the record (no private sellers).