MagicPiracy.org

Welcome!

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:13:18 +0000

Welcome to the Magic Community’s Anti-Piracy Organization. We are a group of magicians, mentalists, entertainers, producers, shops, and others dedicated to mitigating the direct theft of published intellectual property. If you’d like to better understand our goals and efforts, please click on the “about” tab above.

Wall of Shame – The Database of Pirates

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:32:57 +0000

The Wall of Shame database is now active and contains a growing list of individuals who either run or are associated with websites that promote, encourage, and facilitate magic piracy. This database publishes active and closed cases and provides detailed information garnered from comprehensive investigations about these people and their activities to include, but not limited to, the person’s name, a current photograph, their age, address, phone number, email, and various social networking accounts they may use from Facebook to Twitter, MySpace to YouTube. All vetted MagicPiracy.org members (individuals, artists, retailers, etc.) are given direct access to this information so they can stay informed on who’s doing what, and where.

Screen Shot of the WOS Database

Note: If you’re concerned that you might be named on this list, please feel
free to use the contact form to get in touch with us.

Ricky Jay is AGAINST Theft

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:18:41 +0000

Ricky Jay - Magician

Ricky Jay is opening another run of the Rogue’s Gallery in Toronto, Canada this Thursday. In an interview with the Toronto Star, Jay mentioned just how much he hates theft in magic.

“Theft annoys me more than anything else, ” says the vengeful Old Testament Jay. “The purloining of effects from another magician. Some people think it’s massive to steal the secrets of nuclear reactors, but to steal a card move is trivial. They’re wrong.”

Rogue’s Gallery will run for three days at Bathurst St. Theatre. It’s a must see.

Here’s an example of Jay’s work.

Ricky Jay’s Sleight of Hand

Overwhelming Response; Minor Complaints

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:29:57 +0000

Since launching the site, the response from magicians around the world has been incredibly positive and supportive. This is even more so by people who actually produce products for a living and have an intimate understand of how harmful piracy is to our art.

There have been a few ignorant and uneducated complaints that occasion our in box from people who hide behind their computers. Thus far though, not one person holding fast to the hope of derailing any activity on our part to expose criminality, has offered a single articulate argument or a semblance of an alternative solution.

As word spreads about what we are doing, hundreds have begun asking to be listed as supporters. Sadly, there’s just not enough room on the side bar to do that. While we will add some more as time permits, but plan to build a supporters page for everyone. So if you want to be listed, feel free to get in touch and we will add you in due course. Thanks for being patient.

In the meantime, thank you for having the integrity to get involved; thank you for standing shoulder to shoulder with us in our efforts to mitigate the negative impact piracy has in magic.