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

Crime

Copycat crime A copycat crime is a criminal act that is modeled after or inspired by a previous crime. It notably occurs after exposure to media content depicting said crimes, and/or a live criminal model. According to a study, copycat crime is a social phen ...

, a criminal act that is modeled on previous crimes that have been reported in the media *

Copycat suicide A copycat suicide is defined as an emulation of another suicide that the person attempting suicide knows about either from local knowledge or due to accounts or depictions of the original suicide on television and in other media. The publicized ...

, suicide inspired by or replicating another's suicide attempt

Intellectual property rights

Copyright infringement Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of Copyright#Scope, works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the c ...

, use of another’s ideas or words without permission *

Patent infringement A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...

, a violation of patent protection *

Plagiarism Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.From the 1995 ''Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary'': use or close ...

, the representation of another's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own * ''

Shanzhai ''Shanzhai'' () is a Chinese term literally meaning "mountain fortress" or "mountain camp", whose contemporary use usually encompasses counterfeit, imitation, or parody products and events and the subculture surrounding them. ''Shanzhai'' produc ...

'', a term denoting plagiarized design or technology in China *

Trademark infringement Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attached to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensees (provided that such authorization was within the scope of the licence). Infringement may occ ...

, a violation of trademark protection

Science and technology

CC (cat) CC, for " CopyCat" or "Carbon Copy" (December 22, 2001 – March 3, 2020), was a brown tabby and white domestic shorthair and the first cloned pet. She was cloned by scientists at Texas A&M University in conjunction with Genetic Savings & ...

(born 2001), first cloned pet *

Copycat (software) Copycat is a model of analogy making and human cognition based on the concept of the parallel terraced scan, developed in 1988 by Douglas Hofstadter, Melanie Mitchell, and others at thCenter for Research on Concepts and Cognition Indiana Unive ...

, a computer model of analogy-making

Television and film

Film

* ''Copy Cat'' (2020 film) (''Faux-semblants''), a French film directed by

Akim Isker Akim Isker (born 1978) is a French film director and actor, the great-nephew of television director and producer Abder Isker. He directed the 2022 supernatural drama '' Visions''. Early life and education Akim Isker was born in Algiers in 1978, ...

* ''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" (''Blossom''), a 1993 episode * "Copycat" (''Bluey''), an episode of the Australian animated television series ''Bluey'' *"Copycat", an episode of '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir'' *"The Copycat", an episode of ''

The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off and sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran on ABC between September 13, 1986 and October 5, 1991, and was a joint production of DIC Enter ...

'' *'' Copycats'', a British children's game show * "The Copycats" (''The Amazing World of Gumball''), a 2017 episode

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 Melanie Adele Martinez (born April 28, 1995) is an American Puerto Rican-Dominican singer and songwriter. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York, Baldwin, New York, Martinez rose to fame in 2012 after appearing ...

*"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 ''Pokémon Red Version'' and ''Pokémon Blue Version'' are 1996 role-playing video games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They are the first installments of the Pokémon (video game series), ''Pokém ...

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Copycat (Marvel Comics) Tatiana Caban Bethany Cabe Caber Caber is a character in Marvel Comics. Caber is one of the Celtic gods of Avalon, a warrior god. Caber is a friend of Leir and usually accompanies him in battle. Cable Danielle Cage Danielle "Dani" C ...

, 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 ''Cosmic Encounter'' is a science fiction–themed strategy board game designed by "Future Pastimes" (collectively, Peter Olotka, Jack Kittredge and Bill Eberle, with Bill Norton) and originally published by Eon Games in 1977. In it, each playe ...

'' * Copycat Building, building built in 1897 as a manufacturing warehouse