Magician Threatening SW Developer With Litigation

An anonymous reader writes "A NYC magician named Marco Tempest is threatening ligitation against a Mountain View software developer who wrote a magic trick for the iPhone. Marco Tempest performs many magic tricks that involve old world magic + technology, and it appears this developer's trick is only similar in that it involves a phone and a coin going into the phone and out again. The developer came up with the concept and technology without ever seeing Mr Tempest's trick, and Mr Tempest does not appear to have any copyright or patents or legal claim on his trick. Any lawyers out there who want to weigh in on the legalities here?"

Face off!

[The Ancients]

A head to head battle; whoever makes the other disappear wins!

Re:

[negRo_slim]

What does playing sword with your penis have to do with any of this?

Heads I win

[iminplaya]

Tails you lose