Deep copy object

import java.io.*;

public class Clone {
    /**
     * Returns a deep of the object, or null if the object cannot
     * be serialized.
     */
    public static Object deep(final Object orig) {
        Object obj = null;

        try {

            // Write the object out to a byte array
            final ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
            final ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);

            out.writeObject(orig);
            out.flush();
            out.close();

            // Make an input stream from the byte array and read
            // a deep of the object back in.
            final ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(
                    new ByteArrayInputStream(bos.toByteArray()));

            obj = in.readObject();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
            cnfe.printStackTrace();
        }

        return obj;
    }
}