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xxxRoyxxx Loyal user 218 Posts |
I have a very serious question. After putting in several years of work to build an original routine I've begun to test it in front of live audiences. It works GREAT!!!!! Now, is it possible to patent my routine or copyright it? I'm not even sure which of the two words is the proper one to use in this case!
Now, I'm not talking about an original "trick" but an original routine using techniques that have been used before, only not in the same manner that I've presented them. Help anyone? |
Ricky B Regular user Northern California 172 Posts |
I will give you the best answer you will get here, but you are not going to like it. Free legal advice you get over the Internet from anonymous parties is not worth half of what you paid for it.
Copyright will not protect an idea, only the manner of expression of an idea. Thus, your patter could be copyrighted, and perhaps your stage movements (as choreography), but someone may be permitted to use the same idea with different patter and different stage movements without infringing your copyright. Patent will only protect inventions. Is your routine an invention? Probably not, but I'm not a patent attorney. What you need to do is consult with an attorney experienced in these issues. If that is too much money for you to spend, don't worry about protecting your "rights" because the cost of litigation will be many multiples of a consultation. --Rick |
dreidy Regular user Sydney, Australia 156 Posts |
The best advice, simply don't tell anyone how you do it.
Your performance, your words and any plans and diagrams you have made are covered by copyright, but the idea isn't. If you don't tell anyone how you did it, then no-one can steal it. Of course if you want to sell the effect, then go and get proper advice - yes pay for it and it won't be cheap, and remember running a successful prosecution will cost you even more. David. |
magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Best advice is that you can copyright the patter and presentation easier then you can the effect. Video tape your performance and write the script out in detail. This is at least a start and may help you.
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Jim Snack Inner circle 1338 Posts |
For information about registering a performing arts piece, go to:
http://www.copyright.gov/register/performing.html For general copyright information, see: http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/ipbasics.htm http://www.copyright.gov/ http://www.patents.com/ and http://groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a.htm That should keep you busy for a while. Good luck. Magically yours, Jim Snack |
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