Copycat or pirated?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copycat">copycat</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pirated">pirated</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Broadly">Broadly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="counterfeit">counterfeit</span> <span word="product">product</span>.</p><p><span word="Counterfeit">Counterfeit</span>? <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fake">fake</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="counterfeit">counterfeit</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> – <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abundance">abundance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> – <span word="we">we</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="copycat">copycat</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="piracy">piracy</span>”, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="detail">detail</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="copycat">copycat</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Copycat">Copycat</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="observing">observing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> (<span word="kittens">kittens</span>) <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="imitating">imitating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Way">Way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="frankly">frankly</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="people">people</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>) <span word="should">should</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ma">ma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pa">pa</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> (<span word="money">money</span>, <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="making">making</span>) <span word="abound">abound</span>, <span word="way">way</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tireless">tireless</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>, <span word="parents">parents</span>.</p>
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