[WikiEN-l] Exposure of magic on Wikipedia

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

You pay for the secret when you buy a magic effect.
Revealing it on Wikipedia certainly detracts from the product's commercial
viability .

Mgm


On 1/15/07, Nina Stratton <ninaeliza at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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