innovation

copycat is a futile act, devoid of innovation and adaptation to the local scene. even if we copy something, we do not have access to the vast knowledge base (i.e. all the trials and errors as recorded), without which while the original party can move forward and further improve and invent, we can only wait for another chance to copy the "next model". in short, trials and errors (we call them experiments) are important ingredients to innovation. they form the foundation of innovation. without such knowledge / database, even if we have copied the "first model", we will be unable to take any intelligent next step, as we might have to go through all the trials and errors anyway (all the time required) which the original party has already gone through.