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Electronic Frontier Foundation Sues Uri Geller

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the totally-saw-that-coming dept.

reversible physicist writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation has sued spoon-bender Uri Geller for using 'baseless copyright claims' to silence critics who question his paranormal powers. Brian Sapient posted on YouTube a 14-minute excerpt from the 1993 PBS NOVA program 'Secrets of the Psychics,' in which skeptic James Randi says Geller's spoon-bending feats were simple tricks. YouTube took down the video after Geller complained — his lawyers claim that 10 seconds of the video are owned by Geller. A shorter excerpt of the video is still up on YouTube."

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  1. More on this.... by BigBadBus · · Score: 5, Informative

    Theres a bit more on this on http://www.badpsychics.co.uk/ and its forums. Well worth a read IMHO!

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    1. Re:More on this.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      And here is EFF press release and filings: (I'm disappointed these were not linked in summary.)
      http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2007_05.php#00524 4
      http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/sapient_v_geller/

  2. Uri Geller's Show in Israel by zukinux · · Score: 5, Informative

    He had a T.V Reality show here in the last season, and some of his tricks had been revealed including magnets he had pulled off his head and got caught. He's nothing more than magician.
    Uri Geller is a joke on youtube
    it should give you a proof or so just search there : Uri Geller.

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  3. Not just Randi.... by iknownuttin · · Score: 5, Informative

    Penn and Teller did a show once where they showed the spoon bending trick, and other tricks that Geller does without mentioning his name. They just said "phonies" use those tricks to show that they're "psychic". They even said that they won't mention his name because he sues everyone. It was plainly obvious that they were targeting Geller since at the time of the show, Geller was suing some mathematician - can't remember his name now..

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