Virtual Entity is a research project (and a work of art) starting from  the assumption that the concepts of authenticity, ownership,
uniqueness and seriality are, within the digital domain, no longer  valid. In fact there is no substantial difference between copy and
original on the Web, and these two categories are not relevant. Since any file can generate an infinite number of entities identical to
itself, there is no scarcity on the Net, and any resource is indefinitely available. Assuming possession is related to the numerical 
proportion between resources (objects) and potential owners (subjects), then, whereas resources are not limited, the concept of
ownership and the idea of property become superfluous. 

The practical method to achieve such result is this simple application specifically developed to release, license, and catalogue digital
files. This system, transforming the traditional approach towards metadata, which are here stored on a database online (and not in the
file’s header), is based on the idea that any file is an independent creation living its own life and experiencing various levels of
transformation and progressive generation (of meaning, shape, and entities) in the course of its virtual existence. This way digital
resources, interpreted as cultural units, are considered the main actors of the web.


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