Kristina Lee Podesva

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09 F9 Archive (2007)

In early 2007, hackers cracked a digital code used to copy HD DVDs. The 32 digit code enabled anyone with the knowledge to make unrestricted copies of encrypted HD DVDs. As the number quickly spread on the web, lawyers from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) threatened suits against any site publishing its code, which caused a wave of censures and a virtual riot. Embedded in photos, songs, videos, colour fields and equations -- all aesthetic representations -- the code proliferated in forms designed to evade detection and censorship from computer spyware.

With Alan McConchie, I presented at Cornershop Projects the 09 F9 Archive, which comprises images (jpgs printed on paper), videos (broadcasted via Youtube), and music (in mp3 format) featuring the code. We also displayed the number in Cornershop’s windows, photographed it, and added the documentation to the archive in a self-reflexive and site specific gesture.