On 1/15/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm
<macgyvermagic(a)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.
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