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There's a high demand for innovation and new ideas, so if a new work has similarities to an older or more popular one, expect those similarities to be the dominant subject in discussion about the work, even if they're entirely superficial. Some people go on to say "if you can't come up with an original idea, don't even bother trying to make the game." Despite the fact that most original works get ignored because of lack of advertising or that it's just not something publishers recognize and they're afraid to give it a chance. You can see the obvious Catch-22 situation, here, when genuine attempts to shake up the market or are ignored, whereas [[Strictly Formula]] works that copy ''much'' more than ''you'' did fly off the shelves merely ''because'' of the familiarity.
There's a high demand for innovation and new ideas, so if a new work has similarities to an older or more popular one, expect those similarities to be the dominant subject in discussion about the work, even if they're entirely superficial. Some people go on to say "if you can't come up with an original idea, don't even bother trying to make the game." Despite the fact that most original works get ignored because of lack of advertising or that it's just not something publishers recognize and they're afraid to give it a chance. You can see the obvious Catch-22 situation, here, when genuine attempts to shake up the market or are ignored, whereas [[Strictly Formula]] works that copy ''much'' more than ''you'' did fly off the shelves merely ''because'' of the familiarity.


Of course, many times creators do [[Older Than You Think|borrow ideas from another work]] as inspiration to create new stories and concepts. Considering that just about everything has been done, it's difficult to properly think of something new and fresh. This is not always the case, however, as sometimes creators [[Follow the Leader|deliberately try to copy]] off a [[Cash Cow Franchise|particular franchise]] as soon as its success becomes evident. They will immediately try to make something to compete -- and most of the time it will fail miserably, because it was rushed or just implemented poorly. Other times it might come up with a really cool and ingenious new spin on the idea, and still never reach the same kind of popularity as its competition because somehow being too much like the original is deplorable.
Of course, many times creators do [[Older Than You Think|borrow ideas from another work]] as inspiration to create new stories and concepts. Considering that just about everything has been done, it's difficult to properly think of something new and fresh. This is not always the case, however, as sometimes creators [[Follow the Leader|deliberately try to copy]] off a [[Cash Cow Franchise|particular franchise]] as soon as its success becomes evident. They will immediately try to make something to compete—and most of the time it will fail miserably, because it was rushed or just implemented poorly. Other times it might come up with a really cool and ingenious new spin on the idea, and still never reach the same kind of popularity as its competition because somehow being too much like the original is deplorable.


The error here is the automatic assumption that just because something is ''similar'', it can't have any value on its own merits. If everything that was derivative was that bad, it wouldn't be done so much. Some can actually be quite good on their own. And enough followers can even make [[From Clones to Genre]].
The error here is the automatic assumption that just because something is ''similar'', it can't have any value on its own merits. If everything that was derivative was that bad, it wouldn't be done so much. Some can actually be quite good on their own. And enough followers can even make [[From Clones to Genre]].
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** Not only is it ''not'' [[Trigun]] with mechs, but the cast come across their first large body of water as early as episode '''2''', and a few episodes later leave the desert entirely. Needless to say, any similarities to Trigun stop right there.
** Not only is it ''not'' [[Trigun]] with mechs, but the cast come across their first large body of water as early as episode '''2''', and a few episodes later leave the desert entirely. Needless to say, any similarities to Trigun stop right there.
* ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka de]]'' constantly gets bashed by reviewers for being ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' with [[Serial Numbers Filed Off]], on the grounds of having exactly the same combination of plot devices<ref>[[Trapped in Another World]] + [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] + [[Miko]] + [[The Four Gods]] + [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]] + [[Gotta Catch Them All]] + [[Debut Queue]] + [[Elemental Powers]] + [[Personality Powers]] + [[Bodyguard Crush]]</ref> as the basis. Note that ''Haruka'' is originally a [[Shoujo|female-oriented]] [[Dating Sim]], for which a premise of a girl getting stuck in a fantasy world with loads of pretty guys as her guardians wouldn't exactly be a bad idea.
* ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka de]]'' constantly gets bashed by reviewers for being ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' with [[Serial Numbers Filed Off]], on the grounds of having exactly the same combination of plot devices<ref>[[Trapped in Another World]] + [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] + [[Miko]] + [[The Four Gods]] + [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys]] + [[Gotta Catch Them All]] + [[Debut Queue]] + [[Elemental Powers]] + [[Personality Powers]] + [[Bodyguard Crush]]</ref> as the basis. Note that ''Haruka'' is originally a [[Shoujo|female-oriented]] [[Dating Sim]], for which a premise of a girl getting stuck in a fantasy world with loads of pretty guys as her guardians wouldn't exactly be a bad idea.
* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' got flack as a supposed rip-off of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', mostly due to both being [[Sunrise]]-produced [[Space Western|Space Westerns]] with a relatively similar naming convention. Of course, not only do the similarities stop there, but ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' technically [[Older Than They Think|predates]] ''Bebop'' as a manga series, to say nothing of the fact that Outlaw Star the anime began production several months before Cowboy Bebop.
* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' got flack as a supposed rip-off of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', mostly due to both being [[Sunrise]]-produced [[Space Western]]s with a relatively similar naming convention. Of course, not only do the similarities stop there, but ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' technically [[Older Than They Think|predates]] ''Bebop'' as a manga series, to say nothing of the fact that Outlaw Star the anime began production several months before Cowboy Bebop.
* While not as extreme as other examples of "Anything within the same genre as this is a rip-off" but for a while in the US a known complaint in Shounen anime is that "if you've seen [[Dragonball Z]] you have pretty much seen any given Shounen anime nowadays".
* While not as extreme as other examples of "Anything within the same genre as this is a rip-off" but for a while in the US a known complaint in Shounen anime is that "if you've seen [[Dragonball Z]] you have pretty much seen any given Shounen anime nowadays".
* It's hard to think of a post-1992 [[Magical Girl]] anime that ''hasn't'' been condemned as a ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' rip-off, with ''[[Wedding Peach]]'' being the most frequent target (and, in fairness, with the most justification). The fact that it and ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' had the same character designer doesn't help.
* It's hard to think of a post-1992 [[Magical Girl]] anime that ''hasn't'' been condemned as a ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' rip-off, with ''[[Wedding Peach]]'' being the most frequent target (and, in fairness, with the most justification). The fact that it and ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' had the same character designer doesn't help.
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***** Perhaps, but it was in the 40s that DC introduced [[Aquaman]], who was basically a prettier Submariner. They were lucky that Timely (later renamed Marvel) weren't as quick with the lawyers.
***** Perhaps, but it was in the 40s that DC introduced [[Aquaman]], who was basically a prettier Submariner. They were lucky that Timely (later renamed Marvel) weren't as quick with the lawyers.
**** The Superman/Captain Marvel thing is complicated. Basically, the case ping-ponged through the appeals system, the appeals court found DC lost the copyright to Superman [[Off on a Technicality|on a technicality]], the Supreme Court reversed (and set a precedent; copyright abandonment has to be intentional), Fawcett wasn't making money with the character anymore, so they settled. DC had filed similar lawsuits against characters that were more obviously Superman rip-offs, but it's not known where the case would have went.
**** The Superman/Captain Marvel thing is complicated. Basically, the case ping-ponged through the appeals system, the appeals court found DC lost the copyright to Superman [[Off on a Technicality|on a technicality]], the Supreme Court reversed (and set a precedent; copyright abandonment has to be intentional), Fawcett wasn't making money with the character anymore, so they settled. DC had filed similar lawsuits against characters that were more obviously Superman rip-offs, but it's not known where the case would have went.
* Many of Rob Liefeld's works were clearly "influenced by" similar Marvel and DC properties. This--among other things--gave Liefeld haters just that much more ammunition.
* Many of Rob Liefeld's works were clearly "influenced by" similar Marvel and DC properties. This—among other things—gave Liefeld haters just that much more ammunition.
** ''Youngblood'' is the remnant of a Teen Titans spin-off Liefeld had created. The character of Shaft is clearly a [[Captain Ersatz]] of Speedy. That said, Marvel properties found themselves duplicated in the pages of ''Youngblood'' and it doesn't take much that Cougar is essentially a repaint of [[Wolverine]] or that Sentinel is either Iron Man or War Machine without his helmet.
** ''Youngblood'' is the remnant of a Teen Titans spin-off Liefeld had created. The character of Shaft is clearly a [[Captain Ersatz]] of Speedy. That said, Marvel properties found themselves duplicated in the pages of ''Youngblood'' and it doesn't take much that Cougar is essentially a repaint of [[Wolverine]] or that Sentinel is either Iron Man or War Machine without his helmet.
** Then there's Glory: Wonder Woman with white hair.
** Then there's Glory: Wonder Woman with white hair.
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* The Jude Law action vehicle ''[[Repo Men]]'' has drawn some rather unhappy comparisons to ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''.
* The Jude Law action vehicle ''[[Repo Men]]'' has drawn some rather unhappy comparisons to ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]''.
* ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', so much so that they've got an entire section dedicated to this trope on the main page.
* ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', so much so that they've got an entire section dedicated to this trope on the main page.
* One of the most common criticisms regarding the American remake of ''[[Godzilla]]'' was that the plot was essentially a rip-off of ''The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms'' (IE: Giant reptile goes to New York to breed.) with hints of ''[[King Kong]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' and ''[[Alien|Aliens]]'' thrown in for good measure rather than, well, a Godzilla movie.
* One of the most common criticisms regarding the American remake of ''[[Godzilla]]'' was that the plot was essentially a rip-off of ''The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms'' (IE: Giant reptile goes to New York to breed.) with hints of ''[[King Kong]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' and ''[[Alien]]s'' thrown in for good measure rather than, well, a Godzilla movie.
** Which is ironic, considering that the original Japanese film ''[[Godzilla|Gojira]]'' itself took elements from ''The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms'' as well. Though, at least Ishiro Honda and Tomoyuki Tanaka had the common sense to keep their film from becoming a blatant rip-off.
** Which is ironic, considering that the original Japanese film ''[[Godzilla|Gojira]]'' itself took elements from ''The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms'' as well. Though, at least Ishiro Honda and Tomoyuki Tanaka had the common sense to keep their film from becoming a blatant rip-off.
** Heck, ''many'' Kaiju films are often considered to be rip-offs of either Godzilla or King Kong. It doesn't help that the 60s-70s saw a huge wave of [[Follow the Leader|"(Insert giant animal here) destroying Japan/Korea/China"]] movies. One particularly (in)famous example would be the 1960s South Korean film ''Yongary'', which was about a giant ancient dinosaur that could breathe fire.
** Heck, ''many'' Kaiju films are often considered to be rip-offs of either Godzilla or King Kong. It doesn't help that the 60s-70s saw a huge wave of [[Follow the Leader|"(Insert giant animal here) destroying Japan/Korea/China"]] movies. One particularly (in)famous example would be the 1960s South Korean film ''Yongary'', which was about a giant ancient dinosaur that could breathe fire.
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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* Sadly, a lot of genres are accused of this, making it hard to find your way through when "classics" are hyped up (sometimes to the point of [[Hype Backlash|backlash]]). A ''lot'' of these accusers don't know the common characteristics and [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch|may have only read one example of the genre]] (often seemingly beyond criticism thanks to [[Nostalgia Filter|Nostalgia Filters]] and a huge [[Complaining About People Not Liking the Show|rabid Fandom.]])
* Sadly, a lot of genres are accused of this, making it hard to find your way through when "classics" are hyped up (sometimes to the point of [[Hype Backlash|backlash]]). A ''lot'' of these accusers don't know the common characteristics and [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch|may have only read one example of the genre]] (often seemingly beyond criticism thanks to [[Nostalgia Filter]]s and a huge [[Complaining About People Not Liking the Show|rabid Fandom.]])
* This is a common critical reaction to large, 'experimental' novels. Most often it is said 'like Ulysses, but why bother?', though recently that's changing to 'like Infinite Jest, but why bother?' [[Older Than They Think]], though---even the 'first' overtly experimental, digressive novel, ''[[Tristram Shandy]]'', was panned for being derivative of earlier works.
* This is a common critical reaction to large, 'experimental' novels. Most often it is said 'like Ulysses, but why bother?', though recently that's changing to 'like Infinite Jest, but why bother?' [[Older Than They Think]], though---even the 'first' overtly experimental, digressive novel, ''[[Tristram Shandy]]'', was panned for being derivative of earlier works.


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*** Pick any ''Digimon'' game and you'll be able to come across people who believe it's a rip-off of something.
*** Pick any ''Digimon'' game and you'll be able to come across people who believe it's a rip-off of something.
** A strange example, the ''Rumble Arena'' series is almost invariably likened to ''Super Smash Bros.'' (although not necessarily seen as a negative) or, alternatively, attacked for ''not'' being like ''SSB''. Amusingly, ''Digimon World'' is occasionally accused of [[Did Not Do the Research|ripping off]] ''Tamagotchi''. <ref> For those unaware, ''Digimon'' was conceived by Bandai, makers of ''Tamagotchi'', as - you guessed it - a ''Tamagotchi'' for boys.</ref>
** A strange example, the ''Rumble Arena'' series is almost invariably likened to ''Super Smash Bros.'' (although not necessarily seen as a negative) or, alternatively, attacked for ''not'' being like ''SSB''. Amusingly, ''Digimon World'' is occasionally accused of [[Did Not Do the Research|ripping off]] ''Tamagotchi''.<ref>For those unaware, ''Digimon'' was conceived by Bandai, makers of ''Tamagotchi'', as - you guessed it - a ''Tamagotchi'' for boys.</ref>
** The ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' series gets hit by this very hard: despite having made its debut on the Famicom, ''[[Mega Ten]]'' is usually known as "[[Pokémon]] with demons".
** The ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' series gets hit by this very hard: despite having made its debut on the Famicom, ''[[Mega Ten]]'' is usually known as "[[Pokémon]] with demons".
** This is true even for individual aspects of monster-collecting games. See [[Dragon Quest Monsters]] - with its in-depth breeding system - which released in Japan in 1998, more than a full year prior to [[Pokémon]] Gold and Silver... [[Older Than They Think|yet it still catches a lot of flak for copying breeding from Pokemon]].
** This is true even for individual aspects of monster-collecting games. See [[Dragon Quest Monsters]] - with its in-depth breeding system - which released in Japan in 1998, more than a full year prior to [[Pokémon]] Gold and Silver... [[Older Than They Think|yet it still catches a lot of flak for copying breeding from Pokemon]].
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**** Rip-off? More like "the same, with peddleable name". The only difference is that the old generation used "chessboard" space. But it was the same with single-player games and you ''could'' put a graphical client on the same DikuMUD looking like an old CRPG.
**** Rip-off? More like "the same, with peddleable name". The only difference is that the old generation used "chessboard" space. But it was the same with single-player games and you ''could'' put a graphical client on the same DikuMUD looking like an old CRPG.
** Most MMOFPSes have somehow managed to escape being widely compared to other games with similar goals or even ''[[Counter-Strike]]'' - If by using fundamental gameplay tropes is enough to constitute for a "Ripoff", it's amazing how there have probably been three or four original FPS-games made ''period''.
** Most MMOFPSes have somehow managed to escape being widely compared to other games with similar goals or even ''[[Counter-Strike]]'' - If by using fundamental gameplay tropes is enough to constitute for a "Ripoff", it's amazing how there have probably been three or four original FPS-games made ''period''.
*** And here you can see a rather arrant [[Double Standard]] at work; you'll notice more often than not people will throw "[[They Copied It, So It Sucks]]" at [[RPG|RPGs]] of ''all'' kind when they are not really a fan of [[RPG|RPGs]] and have a minimalistic view of the genre. (Many only seem to view the genre as all being clones of one representative of it.) You can pretty much copypaste "RPG" out with "Platformer", "Wide open sandbox", "FPS", "Shmup", the list goes on and on. Naturally they won't say that to their own genre unless it's ''actually'' a blatant ripoff because, once more, fans are able to tell apart say, ''[[Halo]]'' from ''[[Counter-Strike]]''. Unfortunately; many reviewers fall into this [[Double Standard]] and throw this trope around a ''lot''.
*** And here you can see a rather arrant [[Double Standard]] at work; you'll notice more often than not people will throw "They Copied It, So It Sucks" at [[RPG]]s of ''all'' kind when they are not really a fan of [[RPG]]s and have a minimalistic view of the genre. (Many only seem to view the genre as all being clones of one representative of it.) You can pretty much copypaste "RPG" out with "Platformer", "Wide open sandbox", "FPS", "Shmup", the list goes on and on. Naturally they won't say that to their own genre unless it's ''actually'' a blatant ripoff because, once more, fans are able to tell apart say, ''[[Halo]]'' from ''[[Counter-Strike]]''. Unfortunately; many reviewers fall into this [[Double Standard]] and throw this trope around a ''lot''.
* The music of video games gets this, sometimes. It's often intentional, as is the case with most licensed games (That don't flat out [[The Problem with Licensed Games|ignore the source's soundtrack]]) and even to try replicating the feel of some other famous soundtracks. Given that a lot of game composers are actually still alive and in practice; it remains yet unknown whether or not their successor(s) will get this fate thrown onto their music.
* The music of video games gets this, sometimes. It's often intentional, as is the case with most licensed games (That don't flat out [[The Problem with Licensed Games|ignore the source's soundtrack]]) and even to try replicating the feel of some other famous soundtracks. Given that a lot of game composers are actually still alive and in practice; it remains yet unknown whether or not their successor(s) will get this fate thrown onto their music.
** Thanks to the epic remixes of the song "O Fortuna" (despite that it's not actually a video game song outside of ''[[Dracula Unleashed]]'') as well as the song "[[One-Winged Angel]]" and ''its'' various remixes, you'll have to try ''very'' hard to use a song with [[Ominous Latin Chanting|Latin lyrics]] ([[Bilingual Bonus|especially if they mean something]]) without someone saying it's a ripoff of these two. This fate seems to have fallen "Born Anew" in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'', which ''would'' have gotten a free pass if it was composed by [[Nobuo Uematsu]].
** Thanks to the epic remixes of the song "O Fortuna" (despite that it's not actually a video game song outside of ''[[Dracula Unleashed]]'') as well as the song "[[One-Winged Angel]]" and ''its'' various remixes, you'll have to try ''very'' hard to use a song with [[Ominous Latin Chanting|Latin lyrics]] ([[Bilingual Bonus|especially if they mean something]]) without someone saying it's a ripoff of these two. This fate seems to have fallen "Born Anew" in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'', which ''would'' have gotten a free pass if it was composed by [[Nobuo Uematsu]].
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* Does your [[Simulation Game]] feature real-life aircraft, [[Airstrike Impossible|trench run missions]], a plot where two factions are at war with each other, and the ability to customize your aircraft? If so, then consider your game to be a rip-off of [[Ace Combat]].
* Does your [[Simulation Game]] feature real-life aircraft, [[Airstrike Impossible|trench run missions]], a plot where two factions are at war with each other, and the ability to customize your aircraft? If so, then consider your game to be a rip-off of [[Ace Combat]].
* ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow]]'' is declared [[God of War (series)|God of War]]'s ripoff due to their similarities in combat mechanisms. To the lesser extent, Castlevania games on [[PlayStation 2]] are compared with [[Devil May Cry]] because of their battle systems and [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] protagonists.
* ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow]]'' is declared [[God of War (series)|God of War]]'s ripoff due to their similarities in combat mechanisms. To the lesser extent, Castlevania games on [[PlayStation 2]] are compared with [[Devil May Cry]] because of their battle systems and [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] protagonists.
* ''[[Play Station All Stars Battle Royale]]'' is already getting slammed for being a ripoff of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', despite a Sony version of SSB being in demand for quite a while before the idea for the game was offically conceived. SSB [[wikipedia:Nekketsu Kakut%C5%8D Densetsu|wasn't even the first]] [[Mascot Fighter]]. But in the complainers' defense, it doesn't help that a Nintendo Wii can be seen in the background in a photo on the game's website.
* ''[[Play Station All Stars Battle Royale]]'' is already getting slammed for being a ripoff of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', despite a Sony version of SSB being in demand for quite a while before the idea for the game was offically conceived. SSB [[wikipedia:Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu|wasn't even the first]] [[Mascot Fighter]]. But in the complainers' defense, it doesn't help that a Nintendo Wii can be seen in the background in a photo on the game's website.




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** Despite the fact that many people do not like copying of styles, some artists actually ''encourage'' other artists to mimic their style. One mention should go to Razzek, a woman who pressingly tells people to draw characters (whether original or Fan Art) in her style. [[Small Name, Big Ego|Being how she is both on DA and on other sites]], some people have actually given into her demands and it has resulted in a lot of various characters being nearly "rip offs" of the artist's style.
** Despite the fact that many people do not like copying of styles, some artists actually ''encourage'' other artists to mimic their style. One mention should go to Razzek, a woman who pressingly tells people to draw characters (whether original or Fan Art) in her style. [[Small Name, Big Ego|Being how she is both on DA and on other sites]], some people have actually given into her demands and it has resulted in a lot of various characters being nearly "rip offs" of the artist's style.
*** Really though, this is just one of the ''many'' "artistic-heads" that cause over half of the trends (and problems) in [[Deviant ART]]. If someone has been on DA long enough, has enough artistic talent to win over some fans, and possibly a [[Small Name, Big Ego|big ego]], you can bet your bottom dollar that those fans will mimic the artist's style because they think it's good. Sadly, this results in less variety of styles and more so the whole "tracing/copying wars" that are seen by those who [[The Theme Park Version|think of the place as Deviant Tart]], where as those who actually have their unique style and ideas never really get noticed.
*** Really though, this is just one of the ''many'' "artistic-heads" that cause over half of the trends (and problems) in [[Deviant ART]]. If someone has been on DA long enough, has enough artistic talent to win over some fans, and possibly a [[Small Name, Big Ego|big ego]], you can bet your bottom dollar that those fans will mimic the artist's style because they think it's good. Sadly, this results in less variety of styles and more so the whole "tracing/copying wars" that are seen by those who [[The Theme Park Version|think of the place as Deviant Tart]], where as those who actually have their unique style and ideas never really get noticed.
** Probably because deviantART ''was'' ear-deep in <s>filter-processed copypasted pics</s> "[http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Image:Tartletmanual.jpg Tracing]" for long. Which in itself [[Tropes Are Not Bad|isn't "horrible"]], of course -- as long as the works such remix is derived from are given proper credits.
** Probably because deviantART ''was'' ear-deep in <s>filter-processed copypasted pics</s> "[http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Image:Tartletmanual.jpg Tracing]" for long. Which in itself [[Tropes Are Not Bad|isn't "horrible"]], of course—as long as the works such remix is derived from are given proper credits.
* Several people outside of Japan compare MAD Videos and other similar videos mostly found on Nico Nico Douga (NND) to [[YouTube]] Poop, though Know Your Meme researchers found that [[MA Ds]] were created as far back as 1978, 28 years before [[YouTube]] Poop was created.
* Several people outside of Japan compare MAD Videos and other similar videos mostly found on Nico Nico Douga (NND) to [[YouTube]] Poop, though Know Your Meme researchers found that [[MA Ds]] were created as far back as 1978, 28 years before [[YouTube]] Poop was created.
** Some people outside of Japan refer to [[MA Ds]] as [[YouTube]] Poop Music Videos ([[YTPM Vs]]), though [[MA Ds]] are usually made with talent and soul, while [[YT Ps]] and [[YTPM Vs]] are often less artistic.
** Some people outside of Japan refer to [[MA Ds]] as [[YouTube]] Poop Music Videos ([[YTPM Vs]]), though [[MA Ds]] are usually made with talent and soul, while [[YT Ps]] and [[YTPM Vs]] are often less artistic.
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* Copying other people's ideas was the very essence of H.J. Heinz's business strategies. (Yes, ''that'' Heinz, whose company now controls the ketchup market.) Possibly [[Averted Trope|averted]], due to his insistence on always one-upping the competition when he imitated something. For instance, he added vinegar and thickened ketchup to extend its shelf life; ketchup was previously rather mild in flavor and quite runny.
* Copying other people's ideas was the very essence of H.J. Heinz's business strategies. (Yes, ''that'' Heinz, whose company now controls the ketchup market.) Possibly [[Averted Trope|averted]], due to his insistence on always one-upping the competition when he imitated something. For instance, he added vinegar and thickened ketchup to extend its shelf life; ketchup was previously rather mild in flavor and quite runny.
* Snowclones submitted as YKTTW on [[This Very Wiki]] elicit this complaint offhand. Never mind that it relies on a serviceably memorable formula without excessive cleverness or detracting from the original.
* Snowclones submitted as YKTTW on [[This Very Wiki]] elicit this complaint offhand. Never mind that it relies on a serviceably memorable formula without excessive cleverness or detracting from the original.
* In their memoirs, [[Silent Films]] actresses [[Lillian Gish]] and Miriam Cooper both mentioned their distaste for Carol Dempster, who became D.W. Griffith's leading lady in the 1920s after Gish and Cooper had moved on. They both claimed that Dempster was not a true actress because -- according to them -- she imitated their acting styles and the acting styles of other actresses, including Gish's sister Dorothy. (They did not consider this to be the [[Sincerest Form of Flattery]].) While Dempster was no shining light of the silent screen -- partly because Griffith's creativity seemed to run out of steam after his A-list stars left him -- her films were somewhat popular at the time.
* In their memoirs, [[Silent Films]] actresses [[Lillian Gish]] and Miriam Cooper both mentioned their distaste for Carol Dempster, who became D.W. Griffith's leading lady in the 1920s after Gish and Cooper had moved on. They both claimed that Dempster was not a true actress because—according to them—she imitated their acting styles and the acting styles of other actresses, including Gish's sister Dorothy. (They did not consider this to be the [[Sincerest Form of Flattery]].) While Dempster was no shining light of the silent screen—partly because Griffith's creativity seemed to run out of steam after his A-list stars left him—her films were somewhat popular at the time.
* [[Denis Leary]] obviously borrowed a lot of his style and jokes from [[Bill Hicks]], to the point that many people call him a blatant rip-off.
* [[Denis Leary]] obviously borrowed a lot of his style and jokes from [[Bill Hicks]], to the point that many people call him a blatant rip-off.


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