gwern branwen wrote:
On 1/15/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
In a previous discussion it was determined that most magic tricks aren't patented (for fear of revealing the method) or copyrighted (only the way it's written down in a book or recorded on a DVD or video is copyrighted). However, isn't exposure of commercially available effects considered [[piracy]] then?
Mgm
Isn't the correct paradigm here not copyright law but rather [[Trade secret]]s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_secret?
The Church of Scientology claim knowledge of [[Xenu]] as a trade secret.