married on the ether

Institute of Relevant StudiesAgata Jaworska - Giovanni Innella

June, 6th 2009

MARRIED ON THE ETHERGetting legally married through the internet.

Steps:• createanon-linemarriageplatform• consultalawyertotranslateacertificateofmarriageintoa

ring seal• designweddingringswithsealsoflegalconsequences• enableon-linemarriageregistration

FIRST DATE IS ON-LINE. A RECENT STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REVEALED THAT MORE THAN 12% OF THE AMERICAN MARRIED COUPLES MET ONLINE. Thisisagrowingtrendastheinternetbecomesanincreasinglymorepopularcontextforsocialinteractions.

Internetcanthereforebeconsideredasaspecial(non)locationwherepeoplemeetandfeelingsareshared.Thisphenomenaisduealsotoverypracticalreasons:meetingontheinternetiseasierandcheaper.

Can we imagine internet being the context in which the ritual of marriage takes place?

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OBJECTS WITH A CONSEQUENCE. INTERACTION WITH OBJECTS CAN HAVE IMPLICATIONS THAT GO BEYOND THEIR SIMPLE USAGE.Forinstance,rippingalabelcanlegallyhavethesamesignificanceassigningacontract,makingalawyeranintegralpartofthedesignprocess.

Can we imagine a wedding ring that embeds the legal repercussions of a marriage?

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MERGING INTERNET WITH OBJECTS. AN OBJECT THAT EMBEDS THE SERVICE AND ALLOWS MARRIAGE TO LEGALLY HAPPEN ON REMOTE THROUGH THE INTERNET.

Inspiredbythelegalaspectsofthesoftwares’licenseswethoughtofaweddingringthat,incombinationwithaninternetservice,skipsallthebureaucraticproceduresofaconventionalmarriage.Thebrideandgroomcanorderweddingringson-lineandgetmarriedbyslippingtheirfingersthroughthesealedringsandfinallyregisteron-linetoformalizetheirmarriage.

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