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
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