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Magician Threatening SW Developer With Litigation

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-trick-for-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A NYC magician named Marco Tempest is threatening ligitation against a Mountain View software developer who wrote a magic trick for the iPhone. Marco Tempest performs many magic tricks that involve old world magic + technology, and it appears this developer's trick is only similar in that it involves a phone and a coin going into the phone and out again. The developer came up with the concept and technology without ever seeing Mr Tempest's trick, and Mr Tempest does not appear to have any copyright or patents or legal claim on his trick. Any lawyers out there who want to weigh in on the legalities here?"

6 comments

  1. Face off! by The+Ancients · · Score: 2, Funny

    A head to head battle; whoever makes the other disappear wins!

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    The Mothership
    1. Re:Face off! by negRo_slim · · Score: 1

      What does playing sword with your penis have to do with any of this?

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    2. Re:Face off! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Battle Royal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!11.

  2. Heads I win by iminplaya · · Score: 1

    Tails you lose

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    What?
  3. Rip Off ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The "coin in phone" is the magicians very own creation.
    The software developer in question ripped off the basic idea and tries to make a quick buck.

  4. Resolving outside of the court by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Whoever can cram his head up his own ass and disappears wins.