[TChris]

So, has "bootleg" recently acquired a new definition = "reverse engineer"? The definition of the word has nothing to do with reproducing anything.

(Dictionary.com)

boot·leg
v.

1. To make, sell, or transport (alcoholic liquor) for sale illegally.
2. To produce, distribute, or sell without permission or illegally: a clandestine outfit that bootlegs compact discs and tapes.

[naturalized]

Yes. Reread definition no. 2.

[Psycho_Bunny]

You took him too seriously.  It was half a joke.

It was kinda funny, actually.