Magic and Law

[Josh Burch]

So this question comes up from time to time "What kind of legal protection do we have in magic?" A few years ago I wrote a paper for a college class. It was a pre-law class.

I decided not to pursue law as a career but I did receive my minor in legal studies. As part of a class I looked into some of the most prominent law suits in magic. I compiled some of the most interesting aspects and put it together in a paper.

This paper is old, the writing isn't the best and all I was able to find was a rough draft without the bibliography. I figured it might be fun to share here despite its flaws.

 

[Josh Burch]

Magic and How it’s Tough to Protect

 

[David Brooke]

That's an enjoyable read. Is the three story playing card thing true?

 

[Josh Burch]

That's an enjoyable read. Is the three story playing card thing true?

According to this video just Marlo's stack would be 27 feet high. If a building has short ceilings, like 8 feet each floor, that gives a foot for flooring. So it could be argued that just Marlo's creations would be as tall as a three story building. When we add Vernon's innovations we have even more to work with.

 

[David Brooke]

According to this video just Marlo's stack would be 27 feet high. If a building has short ceilings, like 8 feet each floor, that gives a foot for flooring. So it could be argued that just Marlo's creations would be as tall as a three story building. When we add Vernon's innovations we have even more to work with.

That's pretty impressive.

 

[Valheru]

I found this very interesting. Good job!

 

[Rev]

Thanks for posting this dude, really interesting reading!

I'm an accountant and as part of my training we had to do some law modules (mostly contract and tort law) which I found really interesting, so it's nice to see something law related with magic as a basis.

Nice one.

Rev

 

[Josh Burch]

Thanks for posting this dude, really interesting reading!

I'm an accountant and as part of my training we had to do some law modules (mostly contract and tort law) which I found really interesting, so it's nice to see something law related with magic as a basis.

Nice one.

Rev

Yeah, I tried to get into it and thought for about a year that I was going to be a lawyer. I came to the realization that it wasn't for me.

 

[RealityOne]

Interesting read. There was a good series of articles in Genii in the last year or so on the law written by a intellectual property lawyer relating to magic. That is probably the most detailed discussion of the topic I've seen.