Meanings of unofficial version in English

All from novels by James M Cain (Ossesione is an unofficial version of The Postman Always Rings Twice).

Instead, an unofficial version of Samsung trades under the ticker on OTC Markets Group, colloquially referred to as the Pink Sheets.

Instead, an unofficial version of Samsung trades on the over-the-counter market, commonly referred to as the Pink Sheets, under the ticker.

An official at the security and political affairs coordinating ministry did not say what was wrong with the original statement, calling it an unofficial version.

Some impatient users even hacked together their own unofficial versions of Gears.

Such was the thirst for knowledge of the Charter that many of the copies were of unofficial versions derived from drafts made at Runnymede.

In April, TubeMogul began "Most Viral Videos of the Month" to highlight the most-viewed videos -including unofficial versions -in a given month.