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    <title>Benjamin Netanyahu Rips Off Obama&apos;s Website, Raises Political &quot;Branding&quot; Questions</title>
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    <published>2008-11-16T18:01:51Z</published>
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    <summary> This definitely raises the question of when &apos;borrowing&apos; styles from other particularly good designs (barackobama.com in this case) becomes flat-out theft. The justification from one of Netanyahu&apos;s top advisors is equally odd. &quot;Imitation is the greatest form of flattery....</summary>
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        <name>Michael Baumert</name>
        
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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.
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"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."
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It's as if they're unable to distinguish between the candidate and the brand established around him.. (more at <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5088570/barack-obama-cloned-by-israeli-candidate-website" target="_blank">gizmodo</a>)
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