Examples of copycat culture are running rampant in today's society. Brands who have made their names on specific signatures are now being challenged by rivals who are mimicking their claims to fame.
Major players in the tech industry such as Apple are engaged in an uphill battle to protect their iconic minimalist designs. For example, the BulletTrain Express Keyboard looks suspiciously like the keyboard of a MacBook PRO and there are a variety of touchscreen phones being offered that look like cousins of the iPhone.
Even Harry Potter hasn't escaped the copycat culture craze as there is a Bollywood version that blatantly borrowed story lines from the popular book and movie series.
Is copying the sincerest form of flattery? I'm sure those brands loosing out on profits due to this cultural movement don't think so.
22 Examples of Copycat Culture
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iPad Clones
The iPed is a Black Market Version of the iPad
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iPhone Clones
Available Before the iPhone
20
Bollywood Harry Potter
Hari Puttar
19
Copycat Furniture Stores
11 Furniture in China is a Replica of Furniture Mega-Store IKEA
18
Copycat Fragrances
‘Twilight' Perfume in ‘Nina' Look-a-Like Bottle
17
Copycat Swimsuits
The Record Breaking Speedo LZR Racer Swimsuit (and Copycats)
16
Sleek iPhone Killers
Ultra Fashionable 'Black Tab'
15
iPhone Clones
The Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone is Apple's Long Lost Twin
14
Social Media Copycats
Say Hola to Birddi, the Spanish Twitter
13
Television Copycat Competitions
The 'US TV Knock-Offs' Infographic Compares The Office and More
12
Birthday Suit Ad Spoofs
The Sun Page 3 Old Spice Parody Celebrates 40 Years of Fantasy
11
Copycat Designer Cases
LV Full Skin Decal for the iPad Looks Just as Good as the Real Deal
10
Copycat Cartoon Movies
'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea' Riffs From Little Mermaid
9
Mega Tablets
The Archos 9 Tablet Brings the World to Your Fingertips
8
iPhone Clones
Samsung Omnia i900
7
Chinese Copycat Creations
Photographer Michael Wolf Captures Expert Iconic Painting Facsimiles
6
Time Tower Copycats
Saudia Arabia Mimics the Big Ben in Greenwich
5
Copycat Celeb Fashion
Complex Magazine Tells Viewers How to Cop Your Fave Star's Look
4
Viral Video Copycats
Keyboard Dog Steals the Show from Keyboard Cat
3
Copycat Keyboards
This BulletTrain Express Keyboard Platform Looks Suspiciously Familiar
2
Copycat Microblogging Sites
China's Sina Weibo is the New Twitter
1
Copycat Websites
Israeli PM Cribs Obama's Site Design
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