People don't pay for the "magic" per se, they pay for the showmanship. In
my
opinion, revealing the mechanics of a magic act in no way detracts from that
particular act's commercial viability. Struggling magicians, on the other
hand, might be of another opinion.
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
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Nina
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