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booty. 1.Int’l law. Movables taken from the enemy as spoils in the course of warlike operations. — Also termed spoils of war. 2. Property taken by force or piracy; prize or loot.[Blacks Law 8th]

bootstrap sale.See SALE.[Blacks Law 8th]

bootstrap doctrine.Conflict of laws. The doctrine that forecloses collateral attack on the jurisdiction of another state’s court that has rendered final judgment. • The doctrine applies when a court in an earlier case has taken jurisdiction over a person, over status, or over land. It is based on the principle that under res judicata, the…

bootstrap,vb.1. To succeed despite sparse resources. 2. To reach an unsupported conclusion from questionable premises.[Blacks Law 8th]

bootleg recording,n. Copyright. 1. An unauthorized fixation or copy of a live or broadcast performance in a tangible medium or digital duplication made available over the Internet. — Also termed bootleg copy; underground recording; import recording. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property  67.2. C.J.S. Copyrights and Intellectual Property § 58.] 2. See PIRATE RECORDING.3.COUNTERFEIT RECORDING[Blacks Law…

bootlegger,n. A person who manufactures, transports, or sells something illegally, esp. alcoholic beverages. See MOONSHINE. [Cases: Intoxicating Liquors  137, 138, 146. C.J.S. Intoxicating Liquors §§ 242–243, 248, 264–265, 268–270.][Blacks Law 8th]

bootleg copy.Copyright. See BOOTLEG RECORDING(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

bootleg,vb. Copyright. To make, distribute, or traffic in unauthorized sound recordings or music videos of live, broadcast, or recorded performances that have not been commercially released by the copyright owner. • The term strictly applies only to unauthorized copies of commercially unreleased performances.Dowling v. United States, 473 U.S. 207, 209 n.2, 105 S.Ct. 3127, 3129…

  boothage (boo-thij). See BOTHAGIUM[Blacks Law 8th].    

boot camp. 1. A camp for basic training of Navy or Marine Corps recruits. 2. A military-like facility esp. for juvenile offenders. • Boot camps are specialized programs for offenders who are generally nonviolent males from 17 to 25 years old. While proponents applaud the success of these programs, others find their long-term success limited…