Bootleg or bootlegging most often refers to: *

Bootleg recording A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. Making and distributing such recordings is known as ''bootlegging''. Recordings may be copied and traded ...

, an audio or video recording released unofficially *

Rum-running Rum-running or bootlegging is the illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law. Smuggling usually takes place to circumvent taxation or prohibition laws within a particular jurisdiction. The ter ...

, the illegal business of transporting and trading in alcoholic beverages, hence: **

Moonshine Moonshine is high-proof liquor that is usually produced illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of creating the alcohol during the nighttime, thereby avoiding detection. In the first decades of the 21st century, commercial dist ...

, or illicitly made and/or distributed alcohol Bootleg(s), bootlegger(s), bootlegged or bootlegging may also refer to:

Apparel

Bootleg trousers Bell-bottoms (or flares) are a style of trousers that become wider from the knees downward, forming a bell-like shape of the trouser leg. These are similar to flared jeans. History Naval origins In the early 19th century, when a standardized uni ...

, a kind of bell-bottomed trousers * Bootleg, a brand name used by C. & J. Clark for children's shoes and trainers * The upper part of a

boot A boot is a type of footwear. Most boots mainly cover the foot and the ankle, while some also cover some part of the lower calf. Some boots extend up the leg, sometimes as far as the knee or even the hip. Most boots have a heel that is cle ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Film and television

* ''Bootleg'' (TV series), a 2002 miniseries for children * ''Bootleggers'' (1961 film), a Soviet short film about alcohol bootlegging * ''Bootleggers'' (1969 film), an Italian-Spanish crime-action film * ''Bootleggers'' (1974 film), an American crime film * ''Bootleg'' (1985 film), a 1985 Australian film * ''Bootlegger'' (2021 film), a 2021 Canadian film

Music

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Boot-Leg Booker T. & the M.G.'s were an American instrumental R&B/funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul. The original members of the group were Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lew ...

", a song by Booker T & the MG's * ''Bootleg'' (Bad News album), released 1988 * ''Bootleg'' (Downchild Blues Band album), released 1971 * ''Bootleg'' (Larry Norman album), released 1972 * ''Bootleg'' (Tempest album), released 1991 * ''Bootleg'' (Kenshi Yonezu album), released 2017 * ''Bootlegs'' (Kristy Thirsk album), released 2000 * ''Bootleg'', a 2004 album by Avenue D * ''Bootleg'', a 2007 album by Eric's Trip * "Bootleg", a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival from '' Bayou Country'' * "Bootleg", another term for a

mashup Mashup may refer to: * Mashup (culture), the rearrangement of spliced parts of musical pieces as part of a subculture * Mashup (education), combining various forms of data and media by a teacher or student in an instructional setting * Mashup (mus ...

Other media

* Bootleg (character), fictional superheroine in the comic book ''New Men'' *

Bootleg radio Pirate radio or a pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license. In some cases, radio stations are considered legal where the signal is transmitted, but illegal where the signals are received—especially w ...

, also known as pirate radio * ''The Bootleggers'', a 1961 non-fiction book by Kenneth Allsop

Other uses

* Bootlegging (business), practicing unauthorized research activities within an organization * Bootleg Fire, a 2021 Oregon wildfire * Bootleg mining, a mining practice involving small, illegal mines * Bootleg play, a tactic in American football * Bootleg turn, a driving maneuver *

Counterfeit To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value tha ...