The blatant copying of the successful ideas of others to the maximum extent legally allowable under one's prevailing legal jurisdiction is an activity pursued profitably by people of many ethnic groups and nationalities.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/08/how-app-store-grifters-...

http://mashable.com/2012/07/02/zynga-games-similar-to-others...

http://www.technofileonline.com/texts/the2steves92.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Microso....

http://mashable.com/2007/01/03/studivz/

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