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Intellectual rights to magic methods

Magician Jeff McBride and his Clone

Culture

The intrigue of magicians stealing each other’s secrets is as old as the art of magic itself. But today, the hyper-connectivity of the world has made ripping off tricks a hundred times easier and a million times faster. It’s a huge intl business, and once again the prime violator of intellectual property rights is China.

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