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Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
TO MY MAGICIAN FRIENDS:
About 15 years ago, a course on the business side of magic by Paul Daniels was released on CD-ROM. As I was, at that time, giving lectures to magic clubs and conventions on this very topic, David Goodsell, editor of M-U-M (the organ of the Society of American Magicians) sent me a copy of the course and asked me to review it for the magazine. As I went through the course, I was surprised to discover that there were tips and excerpts and even whole articles taken from my book, "Great Scott! It's Show BUSINESS!" and my column in Visions, "Pro-Files," without attribution or permission. I reached out to the publishers at that time, but never received a response. After Mr. Daniels passed away, American magician and distributor Meir Yedid bought the rights to much of his published material. Unaware of the issue regarding the plagiarism, Meir recently republished the course in book form, "How to Make Money in Magic." This was brought to my attention by my friend Vic Brisbin. At the urging of Vic and our compeer Joe Turner, I contacted Meir, who immediately offered to make things right. He has added statements in the book crediting me for the contributions taken from my writing, which I have now given my full permission to use. The statements come at the end of the book's forward and on the section title page for Lesson Nine. I can now enthusiastically recommend this work to anyone looking to make a full-time or part-time income in magic. My heartfelt thanks go out to Meir for his integrity and willingness to make things right, and how he went out of his way to expedite doing so.
"Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn
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Ray Haining Inner circle Hot Springs, AR 1907 Posts |
Meir Yedid is a class act.
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Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
No doubt about that, Ray!
"Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn
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Dr. JK Inner circle Sandusky, OH 1191 Posts |
I haven't seen many reviews on this book here. Did I miss a thread? I thought it would make a bigger splash on the Café...
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magicfish Inner circle 7006 Posts |
Were you surprised that Paul Daniel's would do such a thing?
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Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
I can't speak to that. I didn't know the man, and I don't know how much he was actually "hands-on" with the project. I can't say whether he knowingly used my material or not. Water under the bridge at this point, as he has passed on and Meir has made things right. I bear no one involved any ill will.
"Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn
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robvh Elite user Calgary, AB 440 Posts |
Is the information in the current tome offered my Meir Yedid current enough to be practical? Or is it showing its age? A LOT has changed in terms of technology, tools, social media, pricing, etc in the past 15 years! Has the book been updated to make it current?
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts |
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On Feb 12, 2019, Scott F. Guinn wrote: Mr Ginn, I would offer the same comment about you, sir. A lot of people would have been somewhat "diva-like" in their responses - you have been down to earth and not got into passing judgment on Paul who can't comment. A real class act Mr Ginn. I thank you for such a refreshing and mature response. |
Tim Cavendish Inner circle 1404 Posts |
You can't be hyper polite and spell his name wrong!
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