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British Museum is digitizing its entire collection in response to recent thefts | All of that scanning will cost over $12 million. (www.engadget.com)
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British Museum is digitizing its entire collection in response to recent thefts | All of that scanning will cost over $12 million.::The British Museum is digitizing its entire collection of more than eight million pieces, at a total cost of over $12 million. This move was announced after the museum experienced a theft back in August.

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[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 years ago (9 children)

After they've scanned it all will they be returning it to the countries they stole them from?

[–] cave@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Of course not. People can't be trusted to take care of their own historical artifacts. Britain will take better care of them. If they want to see it, they can just pay to fly across the world to see them. It's surely better this way.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (7 children)

It's not currently up to the British Museum; it's up to Parliament. Repatriating artifacts is currently illegal under UK law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum_Act_1963

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I am shocked! Shocked! Well, not that shocked.

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