Showing posts with label magic tricks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magic tricks. Show all posts

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Houdini and the Magic of Copyright; Library of Congress, March 24, 2021

 , Library of Congress; Houdini and the Magic of Copyright

"Magicians do not always reveal their tricks, even when they register their copyright claims. The legendary Hungarian immigrant Harry Houdini registered three of his famous illusions as “playlets,” or short plays, with the U.S. Copyright Office between 1911 and 1914. The playlets were registered as dramatic compositions, which have been eligible for copyright protection since 1856. Houdini’s deposited playlet scripts are now held within the Reader’s Collection, Library of Congress Copyright Office Drama Deposits."