A little over a decade ago, Teller fought a legal battle against a Belgian magician, Gerard Dogge, who had uploaded a version of Teller's signature illusion, Shadows, onto YouTube and offered to sell the secret for $3,050.
Understandably, Teller did not want someone selling a method for his illusion, which had been a staple part of Penn & Teller’s act for nearly four decades.
However, no matter how much the magic community frowns upon magicians who watch tricks, come up with methods, and flog their own versions, there’s very little that can be done to stop them, legally, that is.
So, Teller took a slightly different approach, and what followed was an unprecedented Copyright Infringement case involving Private Investigators, fierce debate, and legal fees of up to $550,000.
