bootleg market

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I traveled to the country this month, visiting a friend who’d spent two years learning Mandarin and commuting by heavy bike, and stumbled onto the bootleg market without even trying.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2013

Two earlier and shorter versions were made from the footage in the 1960s but never formally released, although they made their way into the bootleg market, said film publicist Tracey Jordan.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2012

This also accounts for the country's thriving bootleg market, where people can purchase DVD material that wouldn't otherwise be available to the public.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2011

The film has been celebrated in song lyrics, enjoyed an afterlife on the bootleg market and occasionally surfaced on the film festival and museum circuit.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2010

Gloomed an OPA official: "There is an uncontrolled reservoir of new tires supplying the bootleg market."

From Time Magazine Archive