Teller not only wins an
injunction against a
Belgian magician, but also
a lot of money.
Raymond Teller (famous as
the silent half of magician
tandem Penn & Teller) has
scored a new success in his
legal battle with Belgian
magician Gerard Dogge, who
once posted a YouTube video
of an illusion called “The
Rose & Her Shadow” and
offered to reveal the secrets
for $3,050. A federal judge
has now issued a permanent
injunction and slammed
Dogge with a whopping
$545,000 penalty.
In March, Teller became
possibly the first magician
in the United States to
prevail in a copyright claim
over a stolen trick. He had
registered his own “Shadows”
trick as a pantomime with
the Copyright Office in 1983.
The trick involves a magician
taking a large knife and
stabbing it forward as leaves
and petals of a rose’s shadow
on a screen get severed from
the stem and fall downward.
U.S. District Judge James
Mahan ruled that the “the
observable elements” of both
Teller’s trick and Dogge’s
trick appear “identical to an
ordinary observer,” even if
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the methods vary.
Zubrick Magic & Illusion
announces next headlining
engagement on Guam.
(Press Release) — Zubrick
Magic & Illusion is thrilled to
reveal their next headlining
engagement scheduled
to premiere next year at
the luxurious SandCastle
Dinner Theatre, a division
of the Baldyga Group on
the island of Guam. This
announcement comes
nearing the completion
of a successful 7 ½-year
run as the headlining
entertainment at the
SandCastle Saipan.
Since 2007, Chris & Ryan
have co-produced and
headline “The Magic of
Saipan” at the SandCastle
Saipan located inside the
Hyatt Regency. The island
of Saipan is located in the
Northern Mariana Islands
and