Copycat Explained

Copycat(s) or copy cat (s)may refer to:

Crime

Copycat crime, a criminal act that is modeled on previous crimes that have been reported in the media
Copycat suicide, suicide inspired by or replicating another's suicide attempt

Intellectual property rights

Copyright infringement, use of another’s ideas or words without permission
Patent infringement, a violation of patent protection
Plagiarism, the representation of another's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own
Shanzhai, a term denoting plagiarized design or technology in China
Trademark infringement, a violation of trademark protection

Science and technology

CC (cat) (born 2001), first cloned pet
Copycat (software), a computer model of analogy-making

Television and film

Film

- Copy Cat (2020 film) (Faux-semblants), a French film directed by Akim Isker Copycat (1995 film), a thriller starring Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter
Copycat (2015 film), a documentary short film by Charlie Shackleton

TV

Copy Cats (TV series), British comedy sketch show from 1985 to 1987 broadcast on ITV
Copycat, an episode of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir
The Copycat, an episode of The Real Ghostbusters
Copycats, a British children's game show
"The Copycats" (The Amazing World of Gumball), an episode of The Amazing World of Gumball

Music

Albums

Copy Cats (album), a 1988 album by Johnny Thunders and Patti Palladin

Songs

"Copycat" (Apink Chobom song)
"Copycat" (Billie Eilish song)
"Copycat" (The Cranberries song)
"Copycat" (Patrick Ouchène song)
"Copycat", a song by Jinjer from Wallflowers (album)
"Copy Cat", a song by Gary U.S. Bonds
"Copy Cat", a song by Melanie Martinez
"Copycat", a song by gothic metal band Lacrimosa
"Copycat", a song by CircusP feat. GUMI

Characters

Copycat, a character in the Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow games
Copycat (Marvel Comics), a comic book character in the Marvel Universe
Copycat, a character in the Dv8 comic books
The Copycats, a musical band of cats in the cartoon Kidd Video

Other uses

Copy Cats (short story collection), a short story collection by David Crouse
CopyCat, a power in the board game Cosmic Encounter
Copycat Building, building built in 1897 as a manufacturing warehouse

See also