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Artwork Re-Sells Itself Weekly On eBay

Lanxon writes "How much would you pay for a piece of artwork that you could only own for a week? A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter, 2009, is a black acrylic box that places itself for sale on eBay every seven days thanks to an embedded Internet connection, which, according to the artist's conditions of sale, must be live at all times. Disconnections are only allowed during transport, says the creator, Caleb Larsen. Larsen tells Wired UK: 'Inside the black box is a micro controller and an Ethernet adapter that contacts a script running on [a] server [every] 10 minutes. The server script checks to see if the box currently has an active auction, and if it doesn't, it creates a new auction for the work.'" Another condition of sale is that the artist gets 15% each time the piece is sold. Maybe the First Sale Doctrine works differently in the UK.

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  1. F1r57 p057 for sale by GNUALMAFUERTE · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is not a F1r57 p057. It's artwork.

    Give me a fucking brake ...

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  2. Re:Sounds like a pyramid scheme by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You know, I know that this sheep shit doesn't exist. I know when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, do you know what I've realized? Ignorance is bliss. But the funny part is, I'm not even in the matrix! It was reality!! I REALLY ATE SHEEP SHIT!!

  3. RETARDED SHIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    THIS IS A FUCKING RETARTED PIECE OF SHIT. THIS ISN'T ART BUT A FUCKING ATTENTION WHORE BITCH. SUCK MY ASS BITCHES.


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  4. Re:First Sale does not apply. by Jane+Q.+Public · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "That is only true if the laws of the buyer's country say so."

    Yes, that's true. I was assuming U.S. law.