{"id":108,"date":"2009-12-01T22:34:03","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T21:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/open-organization.com\/?p=108"},"modified":"2009-12-01T22:34:03","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T21:34:03","slug":"david-copperfields-flying-illusion-revealed-or-how-to-protect-your-invention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/2009\/12\/01\/david-copperfields-flying-illusion-revealed-or-how-to-protect-your-invention\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret du Flying de David Copperfield, ou comment prot\u00e9ger son invention ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime;][et_pb_text]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/open-organization.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/flying.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-110\" title=\"The Flying\" src=\"http:\/\/open-organization.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/flying.jpg\" alt=\"The Flying by David Copperfield Revealed\" width=\"201\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a>Premier article \u00e0 destination d\u2019inventeurs et plus particuli\u00e8rement \u00e0 destination de chercheurs publics. Traditionnellement, les chercheurs (dont je fais partie) font conna\u00eetre leurs travaux aux travers de publications dans des revues scientifiques sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es. De plus en plus une nouvelle fa\u00e7on de publier appara\u00eet dans le monde acad\u00e9mique : le brevet.<\/p>\n<p>Nous allons expliquer dans une s\u00e9rie d\u2019articles comment prot\u00e9ger ses inventions (secret, brevet, publication etc.), ce qu\u2019est un brevet, \u00e0 quoi cela sert. Avant de rentrer dans le vif du sujet, nous commen\u00e7ons la s\u00e9rie avec un brevet distrayant : Le secret du Flying de David Copperfield, ou comment prot\u00e9ger son invention ? Secret vs. brevet<\/p>\n<h3>Comment internet a rendu les brevets \u00ab\u00a0moins secrets\u00a0\u00bb<\/h3>\n<p>Avant d\u2019\u00eatre le fondateur de PRESANS, j\u2019\u00e9tais chercheur en physique des plasmas, avant cela, j\u2019\u00e9tais ing\u00e9nieur t\u00e9l\u00e9coms et encore avant, j\u2019\u00e9tais magicien. En tant que magicien, ce post aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 un sacril\u00e8ge. Mais avec Internet tout a chang\u00e9. Il suffit de faire une recherche google \u00ab patent Copperfield \u00bb qui permet de d\u00e9couvrir bien des choses. Il y a m\u00eame un article Wikipedia sur le sujet.<\/p>\n<h3>Le flying de Copperfield<\/h3>\n<p>Nous avons tous en t\u00eate La magnifique illusion de David Copperfield d\u00e9nomm\u00e9e \u00ab The Flying \u00bb. Sinon, elle est visible ici. Pendant l\u2019ex\u00e9cution du Flying, Copperfield l\u00e9vite, vole, passe apparemment entre 2 anneaux, est enferm\u00e9 dans une boite de plexiglas tout en continuant de flotter, puis emporte un spectatrice dans ces bras tout en virevoltant dans les airs.<\/p>\n<h3>Si vous ne souhaitez pas en conna\u00eetre le secret, ne lisez pas la suite<\/h3>\n<p>La solution technique de \u00ab The Flying \u00bb, pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par David Copperfield, a fait l\u2019objet d\u2019un d\u00e9p\u00f4t de brevet par son inventeur John Caughan qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9 en 1994. Caughan a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 un brevet afin de se prot\u00e9ger contre les copies, mais surtout pour pouvoir en vendre les droits qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 acquis par Copperfield.<\/p>\n<p>En deux mots, le principe du Flying est simplement un syst\u00e8me de c\u00e2bles tr\u00e8s fins. A une des extr\u00e9mit\u00e9s, ces c\u00e2bles sont accroch\u00e9s aux hanches du magicien et, \u00e0 l\u2019autre, \u00e0 un syst\u00e8me de poulies pilot\u00e9es par ordinateur.<\/p>\n<p>Lorsque Caughan a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 son brevet, l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 ceux-ci, bien que public, n\u2019\u00e9tait pas aussi \u00e9vident, l\u2019invention \u00e9tait donc relativement bien prot\u00e9g\u00e9e et gard\u00e9e partiellement secr\u00e8te. Il n\u2019imaginait sans doute pas que, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l\u2019av\u00e8nement d\u2019Internet, l\u2019acc\u00e8s au brevet serait si ais\u00e9 quelques ann\u00e9es apr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<h3>Comment prot\u00e9ger votre invention ?<\/h3>\n<p>Le message que nous souhaitons faire passer \u00e0 travers cet article est que la d\u00e9cision de breveter une technologie ou une invention ne doit pas se faire \u00e0 la l\u00e9g\u00e8re. Le Secret peut, dans certaines situation, \u00eatre la meilleur des protection.<\/p>\n<p>Plus aucune technique d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0 la magie n\u2019est brevet\u00e9e aujourd\u2019hui. N\u2019oublions jamais que la solution technique r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9e dans cet article n\u2019est que 5% de l\u2019illusion. En sus de l\u2019aspect technique, il y a une mise en sc\u00e8ne magistrale, un charisme incroyable et un travail colossal pour rendre l\u2019illusion cr\u00e9dible.<\/p>\n<h4>R\u00e9f\u00e9rences et liens<\/h4>\n<h4>Sources de l\u2019article<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Vid\u00e9o du Flying sur Youtube.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/nWXw9\">Brevet<\/a> original de l\u2019invention de John Gaughan permettant \u00e0 David Copperfield de voler.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Illustrations<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>L\u2019illustration de l\u2019article est issue du brevet en r\u00e9f\u00e9rence ci-dessus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.2.1&Prime; title=\u00a0\u00bbExpertise you need. Fellows you can trust\u00a0\u00bb button_text=\u00a0\u00bbGIVE IT A TRY\u00a0\u00bb button_url=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/presans.com\/sofia\/conciergerie\/ask\u00a0\u00bb url_new_window=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb background_image=\u00a0\u00bb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/conciergerie.jpg\u00a0\u00bb body_font=\u00a0\u00bb|800|||||||\u00a0\u00bb custom_button=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb button_text_size=\u00a0\u00bb17&Prime; button_bg_color=\u00a0\u00bb#ffffff\u00a0\u00bb button_icon=\u00a0\u00bb%%40%%\u00a0\u00bb header_font=\u00a0\u00bb|700||on|||||\u00a0\u00bb header_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb25&Prime; button_text_color=\u00a0\u00bb#182954&Prime; button_font=\u00a0\u00bb|800||on|||||\u00a0\u00bb saved_tabs=\u00a0\u00bball\u00a0\u00bb global_module=\u00a0\u00bb6637&Prime;]<\/p>\n<p>The Conciergerie platform sets up your call appointment with a Presans-vetted international expert within few days<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Premier article \u00e0 destination d\u2019inventeurs et plus particuli\u00e8rement \u00e0 destination de chercheurs publics. Traditionnellement, les chercheurs (dont je fais partie) font conna\u00eetre leurs travaux aux travers de publications dans des revues scientifiques sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es. De plus en plus une nouvelle fa\u00e7on de publier appara\u00eet dans le monde acad\u00e9mique : le brevet. Nous allons expliquer dans [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/open-organization.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/flying.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-110\" title=\"The Flying\" src=\"http:\/\/open-organization.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/flying.jpg\" alt=\"The Flying by David Copperfield Revealed\" width=\"201\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a>This is our first article intended for inventors and more precisely for public researchers. Traditionally, researchers (including myself) release their work to the rest of the world through publications in scientific journals. However, over the last decade, the policy of public research institutions has changed and researchers are increasingly incited to patent their findings. In a series of articles, we will explain how to protect your inventions (secret, patent, publication, etc.), what a patent is etc. Before diving into the subject, we begin the series with a rather fun anecdote and will reveal the secret behind David Copperfield\u2019s Flying Illusion. The bottom line is: what is the best way to protect an invention? Secret vs. patent<\/p><h3>How the Internet made patents \"less secret\"<\/h3><p>Before being an entrepreneur at PRESANS, I was a researcher in plasma physics, before that, I was a telecom engineer, and even before that, I was a magician. As a magician, this post would have been sacrilege. But you know, things change. The Internet has changed many things. Just Google search \"patent Copperfield\", and you\u2019ll find many secrets. There's even a Wikipedia article on the subject.<\/p><h3>Copperfield's most famous illusion : the Flying<\/h3><p>You probably remember David Copperfield\u2019s most famous illusion called \"The Flying\". Otherwise, it is visible here. During this magical act, Copperfield levitates, flies, is enclosed in a Plexiglas box while still floating in the air, he even carries a lady from the audience in the arm while twirling in the air.<\/p><h3>If you do not want to know the secret, do not read on<\/h3><p>The technical solution of \"The Flying,\" presented by David Copperfield was patented in 1994 by its inventor, John Caughan. Caughan filed a patent to protect the invention from being copied and to be able to sell an exclusive license to Copperfield.<\/p><p>In short, the secret behind The Flying is a system of very fine wires. At one end, these wires are attached to the hips of the magician and at the other end, a pulley system controlled by computer.<\/p><p>Patents are public documents: anybody can access and read them. When Caughan filed its patent (1994), most people could not access patent databases as the Internet was not as generalized as today. At that stage, the invention was therefore well protected and the actual trick was kept partially secret. He probably never thought that, the Internet would become so popular and that access to the patent would be so easy after a few years. The invention would still be protected, but not the secret, which, in magic, is the keystone.<\/p><h3>How would you like to protect your inventions ?<\/h3><p>The message we want to pass through this article is that patenting is not necessarily the best option to protect an invention or a technology. Under certain circumstances, Secret may be the best protection.<\/p><p>Technical solutions for magic tricks are no longer patented today. As for Copperfield, we should not forget that the technical solution disclosed in this article is only 5% of illusion. In addition to the technical aspect, there is also an incredible staging, an incredible charisma and a serious amount of work to make the illusion believable.<\/p><h3>References and links<\/h3><h4>References<\/h4><ul><li>\"The Flying\" video on Youtube.<\/li><li>Original patent of \u201cThe Flying\u201d invented by John Gaughan.<\/li><\/ul><h4>Illustration<\/h4><ul><li>The illustration section is from the patent referred to above.<\/li><\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[419,907,1373,1501],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/open-organization.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}