As was passed on to me by the NEDCC, the light exposure from a flatbed scanner is similar to having the original object on exhibit for one day. With that in mind, you can decide. A camera copy stand will likely use powerful incandescent lights which are highly damaging, but for such a brief time that the result is the same - like one day on exhibit. LED lit type scanners produce very little UV light and the scanning can be considered harmless. As others have pointed out, be careful with handling and the forced flattening of any curled prints which will crack the gelatin. We've scanned many thousands of old B&W prints this way. Personally, I find the results from a flatbed visually superior to the results from high-end photography, with the added benefit of no skew or fisheye..
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