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Guest Work Agency regularly blogs about art news, cases, events and other updates for the industry in Australia and internationally.
FRIEND OR FOE? HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS CHALLENGING THE LAW’S APPROACH TO ART
Guest Work Agency Director, Alana Kushnir, and Paralegal Mia Schaumann recently wrote about how artificial intelligence is challenging the law’s approach to attribution and forgery detection for the recent issue of the Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin.
Art Case Update - December 2022
Guest Work Agency is your go-to source on art-related legal cases and law reform in Australia, as well as select cases internationally.
In this story, our Director and Founder, Alana Kushnir and Paralegals, Mia Schaumann report on the Australian Government’s National Indigenous Action Plan, the latest updates on Banksy’s European trade mark dispute and the Singapore High Court’s recognition of an NFT as property, plus more.
Alana Kushnir Named Sole Practitioner of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2022
Guest Work Agency (GWA) Director and Founder Alana Kushnir has been named the ‘Sole Practitioner of the Year’ in the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2022 produced in conjunction with principal partner Leo Cussen Centre for Law.
Report Released: Developments in Web3 for the Creative Industries
‘Developments in Web3 for the Creative Industries’ is a new research report released by The Australia Council for the Arts together with RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub. The report examines how creative practitioners are currently using the tools and platforms of Web3, particularly within the context of Australia. In the chapter on Legal Considerations, Guest Work Agency Director Alana Kushnir and Professor Ellie Rennie examine the legal considerations of creating, owning and selling NFTs.
Guest Work Agency Advises Artist Ash Keating on his Large Scale Artwork Commission by Mirvac
Art law and advisory firm Guest Work Agency (GWA) has advised client and renowned Melbourne-based artist Ash Keating on his recent public artwork commissioned by the Australian property group, Mirvac.
Guest Work Agency Advises Artist Nadia Hernandez on her Mecca Collaboration
Art law and advisory firm Guest Work Agency (GWA) has advised client and renowned Melbourne-based artist Nadia Hernández on her recent collaboration with multi-brand beauty store MECCA.
Are NFTs Really a Wild West?
In a recent article written for Right Click Save, Guest Work Agency Director and Founder Alana Kushnir and fellow art lawyer Yayoi Shionoiri, Executive Director to the Estate of Chris Burden and the Studio of Nancy Rubins, explore the regulation of NFTs today.
Legal Lab Live: Indigenous Sovereignty in the Metaverse
In the second instalment of the Serpentine Legal Lab Live series, Serpentine Legal Lab Principal Investigator and Director of Guest Work Agency, Alana Kushnir, and Australian First Nations Cultural Broker and Author Vanessa Lee-Ah Mat explore Indigenous agency and data sovereignty in the metaverse, and the relevance of ICIP.