After reading a very interesting thread on the E forums about Magic/ Invention Ethics, it got me thinking.
Anyone who is familiar with Wayne Houchin's Candy Scam plot (AoM) would probably agree it is quite a good effect.
Here's my dilema.
In around 2002, I came up with 4 different handlings for, what is essentially, the exact same effect as Wayne's. The only versions that differ from Wayne's were a signed coin ending up inside the Skittles, or having the bill signed AND ripped.
(By the way, incase someone doesn't know what the effect is, the performer bascally rips the corner off a borrowed bill, which is used for later identification, buys a packet of Skittles from a vending machine with the ripped bill, and when the Skittles are opened, inside is the bill, and the corner matches.)
I wanted to know whether it was ethical for me to be performing this effect, as I had dscovered it years before coming across Wayne's performance (just released this year).
I found this posted from the E forums:
Originally Posted by Goudinov
From the IBM Code of Ethics:
All members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians agree to:
2) Display ethical behavior in the presentation of magic to the public and in our conduct as magicians, including not interfering with or jeopardizing the performance of another magician either through personal intervention or the unauthorized use of another's creation.
3) Recognize and respect for rights of the creators, inventors, authors, and owners of magic concepts, presentations, effects and literature, and their rights to have exclusive use of, or to grant permission for the use by others of such creations.
With all that said, I am still not sure whether it is ethical for me to perform my versions of this effect.
I did come to the conclusion that If I was to post a performance online (Youtube, Vimeo etc.) I would do so without first checking for any flashes or "give-aways" in the effect, and crediting to Wayne and referance to his site for details on his upcoming effect.
With THAT said, I have been performing this effect for 7 years already, so it would be interesting to hear your comments.
Cheers
Anyone who is familiar with Wayne Houchin's Candy Scam plot (AoM) would probably agree it is quite a good effect.
Here's my dilema.
In around 2002, I came up with 4 different handlings for, what is essentially, the exact same effect as Wayne's. The only versions that differ from Wayne's were a signed coin ending up inside the Skittles, or having the bill signed AND ripped.
(By the way, incase someone doesn't know what the effect is, the performer bascally rips the corner off a borrowed bill, which is used for later identification, buys a packet of Skittles from a vending machine with the ripped bill, and when the Skittles are opened, inside is the bill, and the corner matches.)
I wanted to know whether it was ethical for me to be performing this effect, as I had dscovered it years before coming across Wayne's performance (just released this year).
I found this posted from the E forums:
Originally Posted by Goudinov
From the IBM Code of Ethics:
All members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians agree to:
2) Display ethical behavior in the presentation of magic to the public and in our conduct as magicians, including not interfering with or jeopardizing the performance of another magician either through personal intervention or the unauthorized use of another's creation.
3) Recognize and respect for rights of the creators, inventors, authors, and owners of magic concepts, presentations, effects and literature, and their rights to have exclusive use of, or to grant permission for the use by others of such creations.
With all that said, I am still not sure whether it is ethical for me to perform my versions of this effect.
I did come to the conclusion that If I was to post a performance online (Youtube, Vimeo etc.) I would do so without first checking for any flashes or "give-aways" in the effect, and crediting to Wayne and referance to his site for details on his upcoming effect.
With THAT said, I have been performing this effect for 7 years already, so it would be interesting to hear your comments.
Cheers