[WikiEN-l] Exposure of magic on Wikipedia

[Alphax (Wikipedia email)]

gwern branwen wrote:
> 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
> 
> 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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