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How is the publication of the scans an unintended consequence, if it was stated as intention in the grant application?! I also dont see at all how this is even

How is the publication of the scans an unintended consequence, if it was stated as intention in the grant application?! I also dont see at all how this is even a problem for the museum: Their gift shop is basically a rounding error in their revenue stream in the first place, availability of cheap replicas online would only marginally affect gift shop sales anyway, and what person would ever go like "oh no lets cancel the trip to the museum because there is a good 3d model of their main exhibit on thingiverse"?!

mytailorisrich 2y ago
As per quote in my previous comment the crux of the matter is that 3D scans were deemed "administrative documents" in the sense of the freedom of information laws. This might be why they are fighting tooth and nail because if that is ultimately upheld this will apply to all scans in all public institutions, which all become accessible.
- Suppafly 2y ago
  >This might be why they are fighting tooth and nail because if that is ultimately upheld this will apply to all scans in all public institutions, which all become accessible. Which is a pretty sweet comeuppance for not handing over these specific scans when asked.
Suppafly 2y ago
>How is the publication of the scans an unintended consequence, if it was stated as intention in the grant application?! Perhaps it's unintended in that they never thought they'd be called on it. Requests for public funding almost always claim it's for the betterment of the public despite almost never being so and no one ever gets called out on it.
- autoexec 2y ago
  > Requests for public funding almost always claim it's for the betterment of the public despite almost never being so and no one ever gets called out on it. That's just corruption and we should absolutely be calling out every instance of it. If that's not the exception right now, I hope that changes in the near future.

mytailorisrich 2y ago

As per quote in my previous comment the crux of the matter is that 3D scans were deemed "administrative documents" in the sense of the freedom of information laws. This might be why they are fighting tooth and nail because if that is ultimately upheld this will apply to all scans in all public institutions, which all become accessible.

Suppafly 2y ago
>This might be why they are fighting tooth and nail because if that is ultimately upheld this will apply to all scans in all public institutions, which all become accessible. Which is a pretty sweet comeuppance for not handing over these specific scans when asked.

Suppafly 2y ago

>How is the publication of the scans an unintended consequence, if it was stated as intention in the grant application?! Perhaps it's unintended in that they never thought they'd be called on it. Requests for public funding almost always claim it's for the betterment of the public despite almost never being so and no one ever gets called out on it.

autoexec 2y ago
> Requests for public funding almost always claim it's for the betterment of the public despite almost never being so and no one ever gets called out on it. That's just corruption and we should absolutely be calling out every instance of it. If that's not the exception right now, I hope that changes in the near future.