I have mixed feelings about this. One the one hand, blatantly copying a manufacturer's custom design is kinda scummy. In the article they show some Williams &

I have mixed feelings about this. One the one hand, blatantly copying a manufacturer's custom design is kinda scummy. In the article they show some Williams & Sonoma furniture that was copied and looks similar but not identical. I've read similar stories about bike bags and other things. On the other hand, sourcing the same item from the same factory that two dozen other sellers are already selling isn't. TBH I wouldn't mind if those duplicative items just went away because they just pollute results. There's a similar problem on eBay where there are 1500 listings for the exact same item from 100 different sellers all using the same stock photos but with slightly different prices.