different between piracy vs bootleg

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa???si/

Noun

piracy (countable and uncountable, plural piracies)

1. (nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.

   Synonym: pirateship

2. A similar violation of international law, such as hijacking of an aircraft.
3. The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.

4. The operation of an unlicensed radio or television station.
5. (ornithology) Kleptoparasitism.

Synonyms

• (robbery at sea): buccaneerism
• (breaking intellectual property law by making unauthorized copies): bootlegging, file sharing

Translations

See also

• pirate
• pirate radio

English

Etymology

boot +? leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.

Verb

bootleg (third-person singular simple present bootlegs, present participle bootlegging, simple past and past participle bootlegged)

1. (chiefly US, transitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.
2. (transitive) To make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.
3. (intransitive) To engage in bootlegging.

Derived terms

• bootlegger
• bootlegging

Translations

Noun

bootleg (plural bootlegs)

1. The part of a boot that is above the instep.
2. An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband.
3. (music) An unauthorized recording, e.g., of a live concert.
4. (music) A remix or mashup that is a combination of two songs but that is not authorized and audited for copyright use; primarily in the electronic music scene.
5. (American football) A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.

Translations

Adjective

bootleg (not comparable)

1. Illegally produced, transported or sold; pirated.

Translations

See also

• bathtub gin
• moonshine