In my opinion it is more important that FOI laws are balanced even if that dosn't ensure the outcome I would prefer of giving the public access to the scans.
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Whilst I think on balance the scans should be public; it is more important that the FOI laws strike a perfect balance of enabling efficient administration whilst shinning enough light to reduce corruption.
I would not want museums to be reluctant to create scans and archives that compromise their short term funding models if they are useful for conservation.
I can also see why these claims age out; else all old companies would have enough uncertainty they would be uninvestable.
It is also possible that their code was generating too many zeros and the easiest fix was to discard them all.