I'd also not want a load of copies to be floating about if there's even half the chance that a DVD release happened later. I am not a bootlegger.
Y'know, while I'm not gonna actively encourage bootlegging and piracy here, I will say this:
In an ideal world, I'd want this documentary to be seen by as many people as possible and for Tim's fans to be able to enjoy it irrespective of where they live. That would be rewarding for me and - if it manages to help Tim find new audiences - it would benefit him (and them), too.
A DVD release is a pretty remote prospect at this stage. The only thing that might change that in the short-term would be a wave of interest from new fans and renewed interest from old ones which might persuade a distributor to take a punt. And - just thinking out loud here - at least one way of helping this to happen would be if the doc were to be disseminated as promiscuously as possible. Let's not forget that things like the Pete and Ray "Shut Up Little Man" tapes became a cult phenomenon long before the internet allowed people to share stuff digitally at the touch of a button.
So, in summary, while I would never
dream of advocating illegal activity of any kind, were bootlegs of this to start being passed hand-to-hand at gigs and shared via, say, bittorrent in remote corners of the intrawebs, I can't in all honesty say that I'd be terribly broken up. Particularly as there would be nothing that could be done about it anyway.
Just sayin'....
