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====Date: [[:Category:1995 - 2005|1995 - 2005]] [[:Category:1995 - 2005|1995 - 2005]] [[:Category:1995 - 2005|1995 - 2005]]====
====Date: [[:Category:2003|2003]] [[:Category:2004|2004]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====


====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]] [[:Category:North America|North America]] [[:Category:North America|{location3}]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Electronic Media|Electronic Media]]====
 
 
 
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====
 
 
 
====Medium: [[:Category:Electronic Media|Electronic Media]] [[:Category:Electronic Media|Electronic Media]] [[:Category:Electronic Media|Electronic Media]]====
 
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'''Artist:''' Conglomco and The Carbon Defense League
'''Artist:''' Conglomco and The Carbon Defense League


 
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Wal Mart,
 
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Conglomco and The Carbon Defense League and Wal Mart
 
 


'''Dates of Action:''' March 2003-2004
'''Dates of Action:''' March 2003-2004


'''Location:''' http://www.re-code.com/
'''Location:''' http://www.re-code.com/


'''Description of Artwork:''' Re-Code.com was a web site that allowed users to enter information about products they purchased into a database that was then publicly searchable.  A step-through visual guide and a commercial that dramatized the act of switching UPC bar codes were shown on the site. <P>


 
'''The Incident:''' The project caught the attention of Kellog's, Wal Mart, and Price Chopper for it's fair use of their products and stores. Wal Mart's attorney was threatening with a law suit if the website was not pulled down.  <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Re-Code.com was a web site that allowed users to enter information about products they purchased into a database that was then publicly searchable.  A step through visual guide and a commercial that dramatized the act of switching UPC bar codes were shown on the site. <P>
 
 
 
'''The Incident:''' The project caught the attention of Kellog's, Wal Mart, and Price Chopper for it's fair use of their products and stores.Wal Mart's attorney was threatening with a law suit if the website was not pulled down.  <P>
 
 


'''Results of Incident:''' The original website was pulled down. <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' The original website was pulled down. <P>


'''Source:''' http://www.re-code.com/
'''Source:''' http://www.re-code.com/


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[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]


[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]
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[[Category:Electronic Media]]


[[Category:Electronic Media]]
[[Category:Electronic Media]]


[[Category:Conglomco and The Carbon Defense League]]
[[Category:Conglomco and The Carbon Defense League]]


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Latest revision as of 00:25, 9 January 2012

Date: 2003 2004

Region: North America

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Electronic Media


Artist: Conglomco and The Carbon Defense League

Confronting Bodies: Wal Mart,

Dates of Action: March 2003-2004

Location: http://www.re-code.com/

Description of Artwork: Re-Code.com was a web site that allowed users to enter information about products they purchased into a database that was then publicly searchable. A step-through visual guide and a commercial that dramatized the act of switching UPC bar codes were shown on the site.

The Incident: The project caught the attention of Kellog's, Wal Mart, and Price Chopper for it's fair use of their products and stores. Wal Mart's attorney was threatening with a law suit if the website was not pulled down.

Results of Incident: The original website was pulled down.

Source: http://www.re-code.com/