What is a bootleg? (specifically movies)
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The term came from illegal smuggling. Originally it meant hiding illegal weapons in ones boots, but came to be more associated with the practice of women hiding curved bottles of illegal alcohol in their tall boots under long skirts in order to smuggle them during prohibition in the US.
The term was eventually broadened to include making illegal copies of movies, music, or video games. For movies this is where people take a video camera to the theater and record the screen to illegally distribute copies. It’s distinct from “pirating” because pirating implies you own a legal copy which you have duplicated illegally for distribution.
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