Yes..I DO understand what you say about bootlegs and money....I mostly agree.
But .... Robert Fripp of King Crimson goes one step further in his philosophy. He says merely trading is ALSO wrong. He contends that the music is still the work of an artist and any possession of such illegal recordings and trading constitute working with a 'product' that isn't the person's in possession's own work. I could probably find his full statement if you ever wanted to read it.
He's not like these 'trade friendly' artists that are out there now....and there are still many who absolutely don't condone trading or possession of bootlegs...
This list is severly outdated....but lists bands both allowing and disallowing recording of shows..and some of their reasons...
http://solorb.com/dat-heads/recordable_bands.html
Oh and I wasn't preaching when I mentioned the mp3 thing...only saying that...again..because of you including the iTunes thing along with mention of remastering. iTunes are OBVIOUSLY notorious for mp3's...they may in fact offer full file downloads too. I don't use iTunes..so I don't know for sure......I know your not an mp3 enthusiast !