Behringer has frequently cloned both out of production and in production music instruments and equipment. They are very controversial, some which is not helped

Behringer has frequently cloned both out of production and in production music instruments and equipment. They are very controversial, some which is not helped by the company's CEO, who is the namesake of the company. In the synth world, they have released out of production, extremely rare, and extremely expensive synthesizers. I think in most cases, they aren't necessarily copying so much as re-releasing because they are often products that the original manufacturer either refuses to or can't (in terms of lacking the engineering capability) re-release. And sometimes, the original company is not even around anymore. Behringer has its own chip manufacturing, which helps it achieve low costs. But they do also directly copy active and on the market products. These are much less justifiable.