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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 1255601, member: 4703&quot;]Yup.&nbsp; The official definition is much broader than &quot;deceptive copy&quot;.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a sampling - just <i>a few</i> of the relevant provisions found in the Federal Criminal Code - Title 18, U.S. Code</p><p><br /></p><p>§ 336:§ 485:§486<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />My emphases)</p><p><br /></p><p>*Note definition 2.b. from an on-line dictionary definition:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;si·mil·i·tude&nbsp; (s-ml-td, -tyd)</p><p>n.</p><p>1. Similarity; resemblance. See Synonyms at likeness.</p><p>2.</p><p>a. One closely resembling another; a counterpart.</p><p>b. A perceptible likeness.</p><p>3. Archaic A simile, allegory, or parable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Under that definition it could be argued that a Victorian Era bronze penny has &quot;similitude&quot; to a silver 1990 Japanese Osaka Expo ¥5,000 commemorative, since both have a woman&#039;s bust on one side along with other design elements and characters, and are not too dissimilar in size.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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