The last few days has seen a Twitter debate on the use of museum-based public domain digital images by a company called ‘Global Art Museum’ who used these images to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a type of token that can be used to create ownership over digital images. While it turned out to be a ‘social experiment’, Frances Liddell reflects on the use of these images by this company and considers the questions this experiment raises.
Author: FrancesLiddell
‘Exploring Blockchain in the Cultural Sector’ Conference Highlights
Exploring Blockchain in the Cultural Sector was an online conference that took place on 16th October 2020, hosted by the University of Manchester.