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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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[-] caboose2006@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

It only took a couple hundred years for them to respond to all the theft they did? Better late than never I guess.

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