Magician's Years-Long Battle Against Online Trick Thieves Becomes a Documentary
Andi Gladwin's campaign to track down pirates who steal and resell his magic tricks is the focus of a new film.
A professional magician's yearslong hunt for the people who steal and resell his tricks online has been turned into a major documentary, BBC Entertainment & Arts reported.
The film follows Andi Gladwin as he works to identify and stop pirates who have copied and distributed his magic effects without permission, according to the BBC. Trick piracy is a persistent problem in the magic world, where performers rely on exclusive rights to new illusions to make a living from teaching and selling them to other magicians.
The documentary chronicles Gladwin's pursuit of the individuals responsible, the BBC said, shining a light on a niche but costly form of intellectual property theft that has long frustrated performers who depend on secrecy and originality for their livelihoods.
— Compiled from reporting by BBC Entertainment & Arts.