bootleg
adjective [ before noun ]
COMMERCE, E-COMMERCE, LAW uk/ˈbuːtleɡ/ usillegally made, copied, or sold:
A bootleg version of the film was recorded at a private showing.
Instead of buying the album, she downloaded a bootleg copy from the internet.
a bootleg CD/DVD/movie
bootleg
verb [ I or T ]
COMMERCE, E-COMMERCE, LAW uk/ˈbuːtleɡ/ us-gg-to illegally make, copy, or sell something:
The movie has already been widely bootlegged.
bootlegger
noun [ C ]
In the US, bootleggers face up to three years in prison if they are caught recording a movie in a theater.
bootlegging
noun [ U ]
Almost one in two retailers in the UK claimed bootlegging in alcohol and tobacco had risen.