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“I love bootleg merch,” she said, adding, “It can be better than the original artist’s design, because fans sometimes know what fans want more than the artist.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

We’ve even bought bootleg merch at Mexican markets and on Temu or AliExpress too,” Roy said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

One single bootleg upload by independent journalist Matthew Keys amassed well over 600,000 views in a matter of hours.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

For decades, record labels reigned despite the occasional bootleg tape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

His shop sold all kinds of stuff, from hair-care products to body oils to bootleg clothes to African statues.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

Many of the tracks, including Fugitive's Dream and Don't Back Down on Our Love, have circulated on bootlegs for years, but will finally be heard in studio quality.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025

After its initial theatrical run, Lindsay-Hogg’s film largely disappeared for more than a half-century with the exception of low-quality VHS versions and bootlegs.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

At the Senior Bowl in February, Strong tried to show teams how much his mobility on bootlegs and in the pocket had progressed.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2022

There’ll be a steady use of play actions and bootlegs.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021

The splintered shards were piled high against his brake: he had not paused to clear them out of his way except around his bootlegs.

From The Reign of Law; a tale of the Kentucky hemp fields by James Lane Allen

But a growing number of fans say a crackdown on bootlegged merchandise is hampering that spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

This is like as close to getting bootlegged as possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

Indians are more likely to find bootlegged versions than to find them streaming on commercial platforms.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

Atlanta’s young quarterback, Desmond Ridder, bootlegged for a 6-yard touchdown on fourth-and-4 with just under 12 minutes remaining.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

I wish I could stop one of them and give them sage advice about the future and bootlegged exams.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

We have made a lot of experimental moves with the way we’ve released records — bootlegging stuff for free.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

“We’re in an impossible situation that’s reminiscent of the Prohibition era, where the federal government prohibited alcoholic beverages, bootlegging was rampant, and that’s exactly what’s happening in the District today,” Mendelson said.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022

Tribes across Alaska have courts that decide child protection, adoption cases, bootlegging and other cases, but their power over non-members is limited.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

This week, more than a century later, officials in Clark County, Idaho, announced that Joseph Henry Loveless, the bootlegging escape artist, had been found.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2020

“What could be more dangerous than a fake quarantine and a town-sponsored bootlegging operation?”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool