So we all know that for most major effects released there is a "REVEALED" or an "EXPOSED" video out there. I make it my rule to not to watch these videos, to give respect to the original creators (granted, if I do not know about an effect, and see a video about it, I cannot be blamed, especially since I probably wont find out until much later). This is NOT what this thread is about.
The question I'm asking is this;
Say I were to see someone perform an effect, and as I wonder how they did that, I figure it out (or atleast a method to accomplish the effect). Now, if this is a regular, run of the mill card/coin effect, I generally don't have a problem tweaking the effect and seeing if I like it. However, if the effect uses a gimmick, and I figure it out, should I morally be allowed to go make the gimmick and perform the effect? I only thought of this because I recently saw (again) a very simple, classic effect that always fooled me. The effect only used a gimmick card, and while I was watching a review of a gimmick deck, I caught a glimpse of a card and thought, this is probably how it is done.
So, If I were to see an effect, and figure it out (making my own gimmick if necessary), should I be allowed to perform it?
The question I'm asking is this;
Say I were to see someone perform an effect, and as I wonder how they did that, I figure it out (or atleast a method to accomplish the effect). Now, if this is a regular, run of the mill card/coin effect, I generally don't have a problem tweaking the effect and seeing if I like it. However, if the effect uses a gimmick, and I figure it out, should I morally be allowed to go make the gimmick and perform the effect? I only thought of this because I recently saw (again) a very simple, classic effect that always fooled me. The effect only used a gimmick card, and while I was watching a review of a gimmick deck, I caught a glimpse of a card and thought, this is probably how it is done.
So, If I were to see an effect, and figure it out (making my own gimmick if necessary), should I be allowed to perform it?