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10-17-2011, 01:15 AM | #1 |
I'm no lawyer so I don't know the ins and outs of "idea theft" and how much of a trick, if any, Theory 11 or any other company actually "owns" when they put out a video featuring it. They own the rights to the video, and I totally believe that someone else putting up an explanation video on youtube is unethical and possibly illegal. But performing a trick you have watched and worked out yourself is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, and I'd love to see which paragraph of their terms and conditions they quote which says someone can't perform something they haven't even bought. No legal contract has been signed, nothing has been bought, but they want to have a say in what I perform just because I watched one of their trailers? Nah. Unfortunately reality is not on their side if any company selling magic wants to also own anyone who performs it! It is worth noting however that if you want to put on a school play of "The Lion King" you will have to get permission from Disney!! You have all been warned.
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10-17-2011, 12:11 PM | #2 | |
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We wanted to do a "Lion King" musical here in holland. But some company had already bought the rights (it even hadn't been performed yet :O ) . So, we called it: "Hakuna Matata" and everything was fine! This year we are doing Beauty and the Beast, but we call it: Belle and the beast (which is a combination of the english title and the Dutch title) and everything is fine again. so, i suggest, post a performance, and call it "fear of hights" and there you go! xD |
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10-17-2011, 12:44 PM | #3 |
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no it isn't... we call that taking something and giving it a new name while claiming it your own... no one will bother suing you for stealing a little trick and calling it your own, but EVERYONE will bash you on for the REST. OF. YOUR. LIFE.( or, it least until you take the video off)
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10-17-2011, 02:21 PM | #4 |
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The problem is that magic is mostly done in front of real people, not on camera. For laymen in real life it's completely OK to claim a trick your own, but it's pointless because usually we not say "I'll show you my own creation...", only if we do for example a gambling demonstration.
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10-17-2011, 03:18 PM | #5 | |
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I think we should make some sort of list of ethics so that people wouldn't have to ask or doubt whether something is ethical or not. I might actually do that soon. |
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10-17-2011, 09:52 PM | #6 | |
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