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Secret 3D scans in the French Supreme Court

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771 points abetusk | 3 comments | 18 Oct 24 08:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.405s | source
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exabrial ◴[19 Oct 24 01:47 UTC] No.41885013[source]▶
> defend the public’s right to access all French national museums’ 3D scans of their collection

If paid with taxpayer money, then yes, if not, then no.

Should be open/shut. But taxes suck and lawmakers views of where money comes from is pretty jacked up these days.

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1. Zamiel_Snawley ◴[19 Oct 24 01:58 UTC] No.41885061[source]▶
I don't think public funding necessarily means that the output should be publicly available. The benefits and risks should be evaluated, as they were in this case.

The results of public funding of weapons programmes and surveillance satellites are understandably concealed, this museum situation is analogous despite the risks being significantly less consequential.

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2. BlueTemplar ◴[19 Oct 24 08:38 UTC] No.41886527[source]▶
The law has a few exceptions, like "state secrets". This case doesn't seem to fit any of them.
3. exabrial ◴[20 Oct 24 02:07 UTC] No.41892357[source]▶
Oh for sure. We’re talking art here though