Passing along a question that seems more directed at specialists, but that might interest others: *Is it acceptable to destroy cultural objects as if they were land mines? This is a question faced by archivists in Germany, where many of the country's historical films were shot on explosive nitrocellulose. A bitter fight has broken out in Germany over whether the film should be preserved or destroyed. * http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,814106,00.html >> >> V. Britto >> >> > > ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html