[WikiEN-l] Exposure of magic on Wikipedia

[Nina Stratton]

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 at 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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Sincerely,

Nina
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