Bootleggers

Posted by Victoria S Dennis on August 03, 2005

In Reply to: Bootleggers posted by Mikko on August 03, 2005

: : what is the meaning and origin of bootleggers.??

: Bootleg means the part of the boot that covers the leg; it's a place where one can conveniently hide things for smuggling.

: "Bootlegging" nowadays means usually making/distributing of an illegal copy of a CD, cassette or DVD. Especially in the music world, bootlegging means taping and recording a concert without the artist's approval and later releasing it (without giving any profit to the performer). Some artist accept this.

But as far as I know, the original bootleggers were bringing alcohol to the USA in the Prohibition era. Unless anyone here has encountered an earlier use? (VSD)

• Bootleggers Brian from Shawnee 03/August/05
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