Frivolous litigation: it's an international epidemic. Yesterday, the Canadians; today the Japanese.

From the AP:

A group of Japanese magicians sued TV broadcasters on Tuesday for revealing closely guarded secrets behind a series of coin tricks, a news report said.

Forty-nine magicians are seeking $16,000 in damages from Nippon Television Network Corp. and TV Asahi Corp. for airing shows last year that revealed how magicians perform tricks involving coins...

Personally we have our doubts about these "magicians." If they're truly so magical, why must they resort to judicial process?

Why not just cast spells? Like a tongue-shutting curse, which could have stopped the secrets from being divulged in the first place?

Magicians Sue Over Revealed Tricks [Associated Press via Drudge]