During the Nam June Paik exhibition High-Tech Allergy at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, a symposium is held where art historians, media theorists, technicians, conservators, lawyers, and philosophers discuss the following questions: Given its transitory and fragile nature, what can be done to save the picture medium of video as an expression of our television age in the twenty-first century? Is the authenticity of the artwork preserved when re-recorded on a new data carrier?