Rembrandt Reaches The Web

(via The Guardian) James Fenton writes about British Museum's flat art project + its enormous collection of prints and drawings + unrestricted website link and to print off any image + anyone - student, teacher or amateur - being able to get hold of a decent A4 reproduction of the drawing or print they are interested in, for personal use + automatic downloading option that gives a free image (for use in a scholarly article or book) of a suitable quality for reproduction + a general trend (begun by Mark Jones at the V&A) of public institutions not charging for educational use of copyright material + other viewpoints @ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/visualart/story/0,,2208550,00.html