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>They’re afraid of losing out on the revenue from selling replicas You're aware that you don't need a 3D scanner (much less a 3D scan) to produce a replica of
by romwell 2y ago
>They’re afraid of losing out on the revenue from selling replicas
You're aware that you don't need a 3D scanner (much less a 3D scan) to produce a replica of a sculpture (..or a replica of a replica), right?
There's this ancient technique, known as casting, still in use today - which was used to produce some of the very sculptures being scanned in the first place!
- williamdclt 2y agoThere’s no public access mold of these statues though? What would a manufacturer cast _from_? A scan is effectively a digital mold, it’s the same conversation
- williamdclt 2y agoThere’s no public access mold of these statues though? What would a manufacturer cast _from_? A scan is effectively a digital mold, it’s the same conversation
- saturnV 2y agoWell, apparently the museum really wants to make sure they have a monopoly on the files, to be able to sell the official copies in their gift shop. No doubt these are of high enough quality that those could be the base of a mould? Scans of paintings are usually considered public domain, why wouldn’t 3D scans of sculptures be different?