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There are a lot of enterprising celebrity lookalikes out there. They make good money performing at events and on Instagram. But what about the lookalikes that aren't famous, and just exist in the world? That's what this gallery is dedicated to. From unfortunately coiffed Macedonian Britney Spears, to a bloated and pudgy Leo-lookalike, these doppelgangers will both impress you and make you cringe.

Most consumers are generally unappreciative of these blatant knock-offs, but they're probably not hurting the big corporations they're "borrowing" inspiration from. Hopefully the brainiacs between these 'bootleg' brands and products realize that they're providing way more in the way of laughs than they are with their 'unique' offerings. 

All of this Article 13 business has been kind of a mess, but at least we've gotten some great memes out of it...? 

If you aren't familiar with Article 13, it's a proposed directive in the European Union that would require anyone with publishing ability to have a stash of already-copyrighted content on hand.

The controversy? Memers everywhere have been up in arms claiming that it could potentially lead to more censorship online - where they're concerned, in the form of memes. We won't get into how in reality many people are skipping over a small detail in the proposal, but you can read about that here. 

But honestly, let's just let people have their fun because we're really enjoying the following bootleg versions of classic memes that people are creating in attempt to "get around" any sort of potential internet censorship. Scroll down to see!

These companies should hire new creative departments!

These nefarious (mostly Chinese) knockoffs try to fool ill-informed gift givers because at first glance you might not notice the difference. Unfortunately, parents fall for this stuff a lot more than you would think...And here are some more 100% authentic knockoff pics. These are the real thing, not some cheap knockoff--wait...