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Dec. 1, 2013

When Art Goes Online

Once zealous protectors of their copyrights, many art museums now see the benefits of online sharing.

In the early days of the Internet, the notion of legally protected artwork whizzing from computer to computer through unwieldy virtual channels made museum types nervous. Wouldn't pieces be pirated if just anyone had access to them? Wouldn't that ruin the museum experience? Was this the end of copyright as we knew it?

Those initial worries have subsided and are giving way to the idea that the Internet can be a powerful tool for sharing art while remaining res...

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