A SCHEME to digitise famous paintings that was unveiled last week by the National Gallery in London may be placing the collection at risk of digital piracy. Now music and movie makers are warning the world of fine arts to act quickly if it wants to prevent the same kind of high-tech piracy that is crippling their industries.
The National Gallery has been working with computer giant Hewlett-Packard for 8 years on a scheme to digitise all of its 2300 paintings. The images have been captured with a digital camera that steps backwards and forwards over the painting, a technique…
