Golden-Nosed Dwarf Awarded For Piracy

[engine]

Germany on Friday handed a mock award -- a black dwarf with a golden nose -- to a Chinese manufacturer, among others, to draw attention to the growing threat of piracy around the globe....

...The golden nose of the dwarf, which is dubbed "Plagiarius", refers to a German proverb that refers to making a lot of money without hard work.

Golden-Nosed Dwarf Awarded For Piracy [uk.reuters.com]

hehehe

[ronin]

This blithely sails past the reality that the merit of being original is culturally specific. Not so many centuries ago, even Europeans thought coming up with something original was ridiculous and worthless whereas copying something which already existed with a high degree of precision was an admirable feat.