You’ve seen all the famous magicians blow your mind before. David Blaine, Criss Angel, David Copperfield, all doing the most fascinating magic tricks right before our eyes. But can they actually protect them under law?
The answer is… not really. There is currently no copyright or patent protection on magic tricks from a legal standpoint. If a magician invents a trick anyone can try and copy it. The challenge is you have to figure out how to pull it off since as we know, magicians famously never reveal their secrets.
That being said there is still an unwritten code among in the magic world that you don’t steal tricks. Much like standup comedians.
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