Are these bootlegs?

[Yukitora]

Originally Posted by orangeland

from what i know, all of these were once legal at one point in time. the first set is from taiwan when taiwanese companies were allowed to release japanese music w/o a license. it's a illegal now. the second one is a re-release made by a japanese company (starts w/ an L, i forgot) and i think avex eventually put a stop to the pressings of these. the last one is legit, but there are many fake copies of it floating around at online anime stores.

Exactly.... which is why I said they weren't technically bootlegs...

Although there are bootlegs of these now-illegal CDs. (or is the one posted one of them? )