Benjamin Netanyahu Rips Off Obama's Website, Raises Political "Branding" Questions
byMichael Baumert on November 16, 2008 10:01 AM
This definitely raises the question of when 'borrowing' styles from other particularly good designs (barackobama.com in this case) becomes flat-out theft. The justification from one of Netanyahu's top advisors is equally odd.
"Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. We're all in the same business, so we took a close look at a guy who has been the most successful and tried to learn from him."
It's as if they're unable to distinguish between the candidate and the brand established around him.. (more at gizmodo)
