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Tag results: Copycats

The Human Xerox

Why being copycats, something we do in settings big and small, might be key to being human.

Mar 30, 2020

Playing Around Throughout History

Educational toys are preferred by ambitious parents looking for an edge. Their recent history is marked by upheaval, mimicry, and bloodthirsty competition.

Mar 21, 2019

The Knockoff Game

How the success of the Game Boy inspired a variety of rip-off consoles sold under a variety of bizarre corporate structures. This goes deeper than the Lynx.

Sep 14, 2017

Bootleg This Issue

Bootlegged movies and music are fairly common online these days, but it was a guy who worked at an opera who got things going.

Mar 10, 2015

 Related Tags: music industry, education, video games, video game history, copyright, movie industry, toys, clones, theft, mega duck, copycats, ripoffs, cougar boy, watara supervision, game child, diy, toy industry, human nature, repetition, bootlegging

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