Freedom of information law's in almost all countries are about being able to access administrative documents so there can be accountability and transparency. The court ruled that a 3D scan is in this case not an administrative document.
And let's be real here; A ruling that a 3d scan of a piece of art is a "administrative document" would have been far weirder.
Is a policeman's body camera footage an administrative document? At least in the US the law is called the freedom of information act, not the freedom of administrative documents act. Unless actual harm to an innocent member of the public comes from releasing information held by the government or publicly funded institutions, isn't the correct presumption that it's the property of the people?
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jsiepkes · · focus · HN ↗
And let's be real here; A ruling that a 3d scan of a piece of art is a "administrative document" would have been far weirder.
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