Sarah Weinman

Out of the ashes of the Great War came the freewheeling cultural renaissance that was the Jazz Age, but the decade-long party of flapper dresses and bootlegging came to a crashing halt with the Crash of '29 - triggering the Great Depression and the New Deal that would help America get back on its feet, just in time for another, greater war.

American Journalist

Burton Cummings

There may be a new album, and there may not. Right now, we're encouraging bootlegging because there have been some great live things that ended up on the Internet. Rather than try to stop it, we like it. If nobody gave a crap about you, they wouldn't bother to bootleg you.

Canadian Musician

Kevin Plank

My first real business was bootlegging T-shirts - I was just a dumb kid. You go to a concert and pay $25 for a cotton T-shirt that says 'Rolling Stones,' 'Lollapalooza,' or whatever. On the outside they're 10 or 15 bucks. We were the guys selling them for 10 or 15 bucks.

American Businessman

Shepard Fairey

One of the reasons I started my clothing line was because I went into an Urban Outfitters, and they were bootlegging my star logo on T-shirts.

American Artist

M.I.A.

Versace designs have always been bootlegged. Now it's Versace bootlegging the bootleg for the bootleggers to bootleg the bootleg.

British Musician

Understanding Prohibition helps grasp why 'bootlegging' often implies alcohol.

Historical significance

'Bootlegging' conveys a sense of illegality beyond just alcohol.

Crime connotation

The term also includes making and distributing illegal goods.

Not just selling

'Bootlegging' sounds informal and can imply criminal activity.

Language caution

Relate 'bootlegging' to modern issues like counterfeiting.

Current affairs link

'Bootlegging' in media often refers to unauthorized recordings.

Entertainment context

Modern bootlegging involves digital piracy, not just physical copies.

Tech-savvy crime

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 that Capone had earned from illegal gambling, bootlegging, brothels, and extortion, would have served as evidence of his crimes. But the money was nowhere to be found. Capone and his associates had hidden it through investments in various businesses

Bootlegging

Historical significance

Crime connotation

Not just selling

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