Beyoncé "Inspired" by Italian Pop Singer

Was Beyoncé's performance of "Run the World (Girls)" at the Billboard Music Awards a copy of Italian pop singer, Lorella Cuccarini, who gave a very similar performance last year?

The similarities between the two performances can clearly be seen, but Beyoncé is no copycat, since she was "inspired" by the work rather than copying it, which is similar to how Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" was "inspired" by Madonna. As long as you are "inspired" by something then I guess it is fine if it looks exactly the same, except with better graphics.

She tells AOL Music, "My makeup artist showed me the performance of Lorella Cuccarini a year ago, and it inspired me so much. I then met with the talented people who worked on it. The technology and concept were so genius."