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Originally Posted by elcreative
OK, I'll put in to simple terms... take Rodin's The Kiss - it is a sculpture - if you digitise it then it is not a sculpture (and for the nitpickers, ignore the upcoming joys of 3D printing for the sake of this discussion), it is a picture and is no longer the item intended, a picture doesn't give the same experience as a sculpture... and after reading through so much irritating misinterpretation of my original hypothetical item, I will leave you to discuss your own interpretations until the cows come home...  |
And if you digitize a book that was meant by the author to be printed on special paper, it is no longer the item intended, and it doesn't give the same experience.