diff --git a/include/Engine/Core/ComponentInfo.h b/include/Engine/Core/ComponentInfo.h
index d9799059..137a44d8 100644
--- a/include/Engine/Core/ComponentInfo.h
+++ b/include/Engine/Core/ComponentInfo.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define ComponentInfo_h__
 
 #include "../Common.h"
+#include <boost/shared_array.hpp>
 
 struct ComponentInfo
 {
@@ -27,8 +28,9 @@ struct ComponentInfo
 	std::string Name;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, Field_t> Fields;
     std::vector<std::string> FieldsInOrder;
+    std::vector<std::string> StringFields;
     unsigned int Stride = 0;
-    std::shared_ptr<char> Defaults = nullptr;
+    boost::shared_array<char> Defaults = nullptr;
 	std::shared_ptr<Meta_t> Meta = nullptr;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/Engine/Core/ComponentPool.h b/include/Engine/Core/ComponentPool.h
index 957b8756..aedfd06b 100644
--- a/include/Engine/Core/ComponentPool.h
+++ b/include/Engine/Core/ComponentPool.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef ComponentPool_h__
 #define ComponentPool_h__
 
+#include <set>
 #include "MemoryPool.h"
 #include "ComponentInfo.h"
 #include "ComponentWrapper.h"
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ public:
         : m_ComponentInfo(ci)
         , m_Pool(ci.Meta->Allocation, sizeof(EntityID) + ci.Stride)
     { }
-	ComponentPool(const ComponentPool& other) = delete;
+    ~ComponentPool();
+	ComponentPool(const ComponentPool& other);
 	ComponentPool(const ComponentPool&& other) = delete;
 
     const ::ComponentInfo& ComponentInfo() const { return m_ComponentInfo; }
diff --git a/include/Engine/Core/ComponentWrapper.h b/include/Engine/Core/ComponentWrapper.h
index 0b9f7357..7897e874 100644
--- a/include/Engine/Core/ComponentWrapper.h
+++ b/include/Engine/Core/ComponentWrapper.h
@@ -2,11 +2,29 @@
 #define ComponentWrapper_h__
 
 #include <boost/shared_array.hpp>
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
 #include "../Common.h"
 #include "Entity.h"
 #include "ComponentInfo.h"
 #include "Util/Any.h"
 
+template <typename T, typename Enable = void>
+struct ComponentField { };
+
+template <typename T>
+struct ComponentField<T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_trivially_copyable<T>::value>::type>
+{
+    static T& Get(const ComponentInfo::Field_t& info, char* data) { return *reinterpret_cast<T*>(data); }
+    static void Set(const ComponentInfo::Field_t& info, char* data, const T& value) { Get(data) = value; }
+};
+
+template <>
+struct ComponentField<std::string, void>
+{
+    static std::string& Get(const ComponentInfo::Field_t& info, char* data) { return **reinterpret_cast<std::string**>(data); }
+    static void Set(const ComponentInfo::Field_t& info, char* data, const std::string& value) { Get(info, data) = value; }
+};
+
 struct ComponentWrapper
 {
     ComponentWrapper(const ComponentInfo& componentInfo, char* data)
@@ -47,7 +65,31 @@ struct ComponentWrapper
 
     void Copy(ComponentWrapper& destination)
     {
-        memcpy(destination.Data, this->Data, Info.Stride);
+        // Copy trivial data
+        memcpy(destination.Data, Data, Info.Stride);
+        // Duplicate strings
+        SolidifyStrings(destination);
+    }
+
+    // When component data has been copied, strings need to be reconstructed or they'll refer to the same data!
+    static void SolidifyStrings(ComponentWrapper& component)
+    {
+        for (auto& name : component.Info.StringFields) {
+            std::size_t offset = component.Info.Fields.at(name).Offset;
+            std::string value = *reinterpret_cast<const std::string*>(component.Data + offset);
+            new (component.Data + offset) std::string(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // This needs to be called to properly free component data, because strings.
+    static void Destroy(ComponentInfo info, char* data)
+    {
+        // Call std::string destructors
+        for (auto& name : info.StringFields) {
+            std::size_t offset = info.Fields.at(name).Offset;
+            auto field = reinterpret_cast<std::string*>(data + offset);
+            field->~basic_string();
+        }
     }
     
     struct SubscriptProxy
@@ -102,26 +144,38 @@ public:
     ComponentWrapperFactory(std::string componentTypeName, unsigned int allocation = 0)
     {
         m_ComponentInfo.Name = componentTypeName;
+        m_ComponentInfo.Meta = std::make_shared<ComponentInfo::Meta_t>();
         m_ComponentInfo.Meta->Allocation = allocation;
     }
 
     template <typename T>
     void AddProperty(std::string fieldName, T defaultValue)
     {
-        m_DefaultValues.push_back(defaultValue);
-        m_ComponentInfo.Fields[fieldName].Type = typeid(T).name();
-        m_ComponentInfo.Fields[fieldName].Offset = m_ComponentInfo.Stride;
-        m_ComponentInfo.Fields[fieldName].Stride = sizeof(T);
+        auto& field = m_ComponentInfo.Fields[fieldName];
+        field.Name = fieldName;
+        field.Type = typeid(T).name();
+        field.Offset = m_ComponentInfo.Stride;
+        field.Stride = sizeof(T);
+        m_ComponentInfo.FieldsInOrder.push_back(field.Name);
+        if (field.Type == typeid(std::string).name()) {
+            field.Type = "string";
+            m_ComponentInfo.StringFields.push_back(field.Name);
+        }
         m_ComponentInfo.Stride += sizeof(T);
+        m_DefaultValues.push_back(std::make_pair(field, defaultValue));
     }
-    
+
     ComponentInfo& Finalize()
     {
-        m_ComponentInfo.Defaults = std::shared_ptr<char>(new char[m_ComponentInfo.Stride]);
+        m_ComponentInfo.Defaults = boost::shared_array<char>(new char[m_ComponentInfo.Stride]);
         std::size_t offset = 0;
-        for (auto& val : m_DefaultValues) {
-            memcpy(m_ComponentInfo.Defaults.get() + offset, val.Data.get(), val.Size);
-            offset += val.Size;
+        for (auto& pair : m_DefaultValues) {
+            if (pair.first.Type == "string") {
+                new (m_ComponentInfo.Defaults.get() + offset) std::string(*reinterpret_cast<std::string*>(pair.second.Data.get()));
+            } else {
+                memcpy(m_ComponentInfo.Defaults.get() + offset, pair.second.Data.get(), pair.second.Size);
+            }
+            offset += pair.second.Size;
         }
 
         return m_ComponentInfo;
@@ -131,7 +185,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     ComponentInfo m_ComponentInfo;
-    std::vector<Any> m_DefaultValues;
+    std::vector<std::pair<ComponentInfo::Field_t, Any>> m_DefaultValues;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/Engine/Core/MemoryPool.h b/include/Engine/Core/MemoryPool.h
index f4073294..053e75aa 100644
--- a/include/Engine/Core/MemoryPool.h
+++ b/include/Engine/Core/MemoryPool.h
@@ -66,9 +66,25 @@ public:
 		, m_LowestAllocatedSlot(m_NumSlots)
 	{ }
 
-	//We may get problems with memory being released 
-	//prematurely, etc. if we allow copies.
-	MemoryPool(const MemoryPool<T>& other) = delete;
+    MemoryPool(const MemoryPool<T>& other)
+		: m_StartAddress(new char[other.m_NumSlots*other.m_Stride])
+		, m_SlotIsAllocated(other.m_SlotIsAllocated)
+        , m_ExtraMemory()
+		, m_NumSlots(other.m_NumSlots)
+		, m_LowestAllocatedSlot(other.m_LowestAllocatedSlot)
+		, m_NumAllocatedSlots(other.m_NumAllocatedSlots)
+		, m_Stride(other.m_Stride)
+		, m_CurrentAllocSlot(other.m_CurrentAllocSlot)
+    {
+        // Copy statically allocated pool
+        memcpy(m_StartAddress, other.m_StartAddress, m_NumSlots*m_Stride);
+        // Copy dynamically allocated memory
+        for (char* otherAddr : other.m_ExtraMemory) {
+            char* addr = (char*)malloc(m_Stride);
+            memcpy(addr, otherAddr, m_Stride);
+            m_ExtraMemory.push_back(addr);
+        }
+    }
 	MemoryPool(const MemoryPool<T>&& other) = delete;
 
 	//Free all memory that has been allocated.
@@ -78,8 +94,9 @@ public:
 			delete[] m_StartAddress;
 			m_StartAddress = nullptr;
 		}
-		for (char* addr : m_ExtraMemory)
-			free(addr);
+        for (char* addr : m_ExtraMemory) {
+            free(addr);
+        }
 		m_ExtraMemory.clear();
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/Engine/Core/Util/Any.h b/include/Engine/Core/Util/Any.h
index f0f90737..e7b93dfb 100644
--- a/include/Engine/Core/Util/Any.h
+++ b/include/Engine/Core/Util/Any.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define Util_Any_h__
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <boost/shared_array.hpp>
 
 struct Any
 {
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ struct Any
     template <typename T>
     Any(const T& value)
     {
-        Data = std::shared_ptr<char>(new char[sizeof(T)]);
+        Data = boost::shared_array<char>(new char[sizeof(T)]);
         Size = sizeof(T);
         memcpy(Data.get(), &value, Size);
     }
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ struct Any
     template <typename T>
     Any(T&& value)
     {
-        Data = std::shared_ptr<char>(new char[sizeof(T)]);
+        Data = boost::shared_array<char>(new char[sizeof(T)]);
         Size = sizeof(T);
         memcpy(Data.get(), &value, Size);
     }
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ struct Any
         return Any(value);
     }
 
-    std::shared_ptr<char> Data = nullptr;
+    boost::shared_array<char> Data = nullptr;
     std::size_t Size = 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/Engine/Core/World.h b/include/Engine/Core/World.h
index 35394b9f..1604df37 100644
--- a/include/Engine/Core/World.h
+++ b/include/Engine/Core/World.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public:
         : m_EventBroker(eventBroker)
     { }
     ~World();
+    World(const World& other);
 
     // Create empty entity
     EntityID CreateEntity(EntityID parent = 0);
diff --git a/src/Engine/Core/ComponentPool.cpp b/src/Engine/Core/ComponentPool.cpp
index 7b465fbc..059b2e38 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Core/ComponentPool.cpp
+++ b/src/Engine/Core/ComponentPool.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include "Core/ComponentPool.h"
 
-
-
 ComponentWrapper ComponentPoolForwardIterator::operator*() const
 {
     char* data = &(*m_MemoryPoolIterator);
@@ -32,6 +30,34 @@ ComponentPoolForwardIterator& ComponentPoolForwardIterator::operator++()
     return *this;
 }
 
+ComponentPool::ComponentPool(const ComponentPool& other)
+    : m_ComponentInfo(other.m_ComponentInfo)
+    , m_Pool(other.m_Pool)
+    , m_EntityToComponent()
+{
+    // Update EntityToComponent pointers
+    for (char& ptr : m_Pool) {
+        EntityID entity = *reinterpret_cast<EntityID*>(&ptr);
+        m_EntityToComponent[entity] = &ptr;
+    }
+
+    // Duplicate strings
+    for (auto& name : m_ComponentInfo.StringFields) {
+        for (auto& c : *this) {
+            std::string& val = c[name];
+            ComponentWrapper::SolidifyStrings(c);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+ComponentPool::~ComponentPool()
+{
+    // Destroy component data
+    for (auto& c : *this) {
+        ComponentWrapper::Destroy(c.Info, c.Data);
+    }
+}
+
 //const ::ComponentInfo& ComponentPool::ComponentInfo() const
 //{
 //    return m_ComponentInfo;
@@ -39,10 +65,19 @@ ComponentPoolForwardIterator& ComponentPoolForwardIterator::operator++()
 
 ComponentWrapper ComponentPool::Allocate(EntityID entity)
 {
+    // Allocate pool data
     char* data = m_Pool.Allocate();
+    // Copy EntityID
     memcpy(data, &entity, sizeof(EntityID));
+
     m_EntityToComponent[entity] = data;
-    return ComponentWrapper(m_ComponentInfo, data);
+    ComponentWrapper component(m_ComponentInfo, data);
+
+    // Copy defaults
+    memcpy(component.Data, m_ComponentInfo.Defaults.get(), m_ComponentInfo.Stride);
+    ComponentWrapper::SolidifyStrings(component);
+
+    return component;
 }
 
 ComponentWrapper ComponentPool::GetByEntity(EntityID ent)
@@ -57,6 +92,7 @@ bool ComponentPool::KnowsEntity(EntityID ent)
 
 void ComponentPool::Delete(ComponentWrapper& wrapper)
 {
+    ComponentWrapper::Destroy(wrapper.Info, wrapper.Data);
     m_EntityToComponent.erase(wrapper.EntityID);
     m_Pool.Free(wrapper.Data - sizeof(EntityID));
 }
diff --git a/src/Engine/Core/EntityFilePreprocessor.cpp b/src/Engine/Core/EntityFilePreprocessor.cpp
index a1370dd2..592daedb 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Core/EntityFilePreprocessor.cpp
+++ b/src/Engine/Core/EntityFilePreprocessor.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ void EntityFilePreprocessor::parseComponentInfo()
             field.Offset = fieldOffset;
             field.Stride = stride;
             compInfo.FieldsInOrder.push_back(name);
+            if (field.Type == "string") {
+                compInfo.StringFields.push_back(name);
+            }
             fieldOffset += stride;
         }
 
@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ void EntityFilePreprocessor::parseDefaults()
 
     for (auto& ci : m_ComponentInfo) {
         // Allocate memory for default values
-        ci.second.Defaults = std::shared_ptr<char>(new char[ci.second.Stride]);
+        ci.second.Defaults = boost::shared_array<char>(new char[ci.second.Stride], std::bind(&ComponentWrapper::Destroy, ci.second, std::placeholders::_1));
         memset(ci.second.Defaults.get(), 0, ci.second.Stride);
 
         std::string componentName = ci.first;
diff --git a/src/Engine/Core/World.cpp b/src/Engine/Core/World.cpp
index 69c25f61..8788a92e 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Core/World.cpp
+++ b/src/Engine/Core/World.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,20 @@ World::~World()
     }
 }
 
-EntityID World::CreateEntity(EntityID parent /*= 0*/)
+World::World(const World& other)
+    : m_EventBroker(other.m_EventBroker)
+    , m_CurrentEntityID(other.m_CurrentEntityID)
+    , m_EntityParents(other.m_EntityParents)
+    , m_EntityChildren(other.m_EntityChildren)
+    , m_EntityNames(other.m_EntityNames)
+{
+    // Deep copy component pools
+    for (auto& kv : other.m_ComponentPools) {
+        m_ComponentPools[kv.first] = new ComponentPool(*kv.second);
+    }
+}
+
+EntityID World::CreateEntity(EntityID parent /*= EntityID_Invalid*/)
 {
     EntityID newEntity = generateEntityID();
     if (newEntity == parent) {
@@ -44,10 +57,8 @@ ComponentWrapper World::AttachComponent(EntityID entity, const std::string& comp
     ComponentPool* pool = m_ComponentPools.at(componentType);
     const ComponentInfo& ci = pool->ComponentInfo();
 
-    // Allocate space for the component
+    // Allocate component with default values
     ComponentWrapper c = pool->Allocate(entity);
-    // Write default values
-    memcpy(c.Data, ci.Defaults.get(), ci.Stride);
 
     return c;
 }
diff --git a/src/Tests/WorldTest.cpp b/src/Tests/WorldTest.cpp
index 03008562..633e617a 100644
--- a/src/Tests/WorldTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Tests/WorldTest.cpp
@@ -69,3 +69,47 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(WorldTestMultipleAllocations, * utf::tolerance(0.00001))
         i++;
     }
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(WorldCopy, *utf::tolerance(0.00001))
+{
+    World w1;
+
+    // Create a test component
+    auto testComponent = ComponentWrapperFactory("Test", 2);
+    testComponent.AddProperty("TestInteger", 1337);
+    testComponent.AddProperty("TestDouble", 13.37);
+    testComponent.AddProperty("TestString", std::string("DefaultString"));
+    testComponent.AddProperty("TestVec3", glm::vec3(1.f, 2.f, 3.f));
+    w1.RegisterComponent(testComponent);
+
+    // Create a test entity
+    EntityID w1_e1 = w1.CreateEntity();
+    auto w1_c1 = w1.AttachComponent(w1_e1, "Test");
+
+    // Create a child
+    EntityID w1_e2 = w1.CreateEntity(w1_e1);
+    auto w1_c2 = w1.AttachComponent(w1_e2, "Test");
+    w1_c2["TestString"] = "NonDefaultString";
+
+    // Copy the world!
+    World w2 = w1;
+
+    // Fetch the components
+    auto w2_c1 = w2.GetComponent(w1_e1, "Test");
+    auto w2_c2 = w2.GetComponent(w1_e2, "Test");
+
+    // Check that built-in types are copied but don't reside in the same memory
+    BOOST_CHECK((int)w1_c1["TestInteger"] == (int)w2_c1["TestInteger"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK(&(int&)w1_c1["TestInteger"] != &(int&)w2_c1["TestInteger"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK((double)w1_c1["TestDouble"] == (double)w2_c1["TestDouble"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK(&(int&)w1_c1["TestDouble"] != &(int&)w2_c1["TestDouble"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK((int)w1_c2["TestInteger"] == (int)w2_c2["TestInteger"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK(&(int&)w1_c2["TestInteger"] != &(int&)w2_c2["TestInteger"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK((double)w1_c2["TestDouble"] == (double)w2_c2["TestDouble"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK(&(int&)w1_c2["TestDouble"] != &(int&)w2_c2["TestDouble"]);
+    // Check that specially handled strings are fine
+    BOOST_CHECK((std::string)w1_c1["TestString"] == (std::string)w2_c1["TestString"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK(&(std::string&)w1_c1["TestString"] != &(std::string&)w2_c1["TestString"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK((std::string)w1_c2["TestString"] == (std::string)w2_c2["TestString"]);
+    BOOST_CHECK(&(std::string&)w1_c2["TestString"] != &(std::string&)w2_c2["TestString"]);
+}