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by bdowling 2070 days ago
> You cannot protect yourself from copycats, and if somebody says he can, he is a fraud.

That may be practically true in some cases (e.g., where the copier is unreachable) but it is not true in general. In fact, protecting a business investment from copycats is the entire purpose for intellectual property and actions for infringement of trademarks, copyright, and patents or for misappropriation of trade secrets.