>>5467775See, there's a difference between a bootleg and an knockoff. The two terms tend to get used interchangably so often that the nuance gets lost, though.
A bootleg is an unauthorized duplicate or reproduction. Originally refering to recordings of concerts and sets (the name itself coming from prohibition era alcohol smugglers), the term expanded to include copies of movies and videos, and eventually reproductions of physical objects.
A knockoff is a cheap imitation of an actual product. While it might have a passing resemblance, anyone familiar with the orignal can tell them apart.
The key here is the nature of the copy. Bootlegs are, for the most part, identical to thier originator. Just like duping a video or DVD, or recasting the parts of a toy. Knockoffs, however, are cheaper and more simply made.
The faux MP's (the Takasa Tony line) are bootlegs in that they're intended to be perfect copies of the real thing(plus or minus some niggling QC issues, like paint splotching, or tolerances). A knockoff is more like the cheap, day-glo Robot Unity Action Team Go combiners you find in Big Lots and cheap Flea Markets that are based loosly on seventh generation copies of old G1 molds and pressed with plastic so thin and jank you can wad them up like a potato chip bag when you're done playing and throw them away.
