Bootlegging and Piracy The Music and Movie Industries must do something about Bootlegging and Piracy. It has become impossible for Artists and Companies to make a profit from their creative works. It is time to put a stop to this because we all know that it is wrong. How much money has been stolen. How long will we let this Bootlegging and Piracy continue to go on? The intellectual property rights of artistic works including music, movies and literature should be respected and protected, and not be duplicated, reproduced and counterfeited with bootlegging and piracy. Copyright infringement is the reproducing, distributing, displaying or performing a work, or to make derivative works without permission from the copyright owner.This illegal practice occurs daily in our neighborhoods. Counterfeiters also manufacture and sell fake electronics and household items such as: Cameras, Watches, Purses, Shoes and Clothes.