2008 Plagiarius Award Winners Announced

The "Plagiarius Awards" are given to the companies who make the most faithful unauthorized reproductions of gear they did not design. And while China has its fair share of knock-offs represented, many of the thieving companies operate in the same country as the original. The whole awards page is like a tasting menu for IP lawyers.

Plagiarius Award winners are not given an actual trophy, but simply given general specifications and relative heft.

Awards Page [Plagiarius.com via Core77]

[#1 posted by chrisfrelin , February 11, 2008 5:28 PM]

Goodness gracious - someone needs to protect us from the illegal dissemination of overdesigned fripperous baubles! The gall! The frippery!

[#2 posted by TheFirstMan , February 11, 2008 7:39 PM]

Lol@#1

"Fripperous" and "frippery" have just re-entered my daily vocabulary.

[#3 posted by dculberson , February 11, 2008 7:52 PM]

I think the "trophy" ranks among the Totally Awesome.

[#4 posted by morehumanthanhuman , February 11, 2008 8:44 PM]

Expect more, 3d printing is getting cheaper and cheaper.

It's not plagiarism, it's convergent evolution!

[#5 posted by strider_mt2k , February 12, 2008 4:22 AM]

How much for that other one?

[#6 posted by StephenF , February 12, 2008 3:37 PM]

I think you meant to say "many of the thieving companies operate in the same *country* as the original." Operating in the same company is called "stealing from your employer and selling them on EBay."

[#7 posted by Anonymous , February 13, 2008 9:39 AM]

Do you ever fucking proof your posts? Really, your writing is embarrassing, if not incompetent.

[#8 posted by Joel Johnson , February 13, 2008 10:59 AM]

I transposed one word. I'd feel bad but it's good to know irked you enough to make a prickish comment. Enjoy your rage!