Film studio Miramax has sued director Quentin Tarantino over his decision to announce a series of non-fungible token (NFT) collections based on his classic film Pulp Fiction. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California, cites copyright and trademark infringement and breach of contract, setting the stage for a fight to gain the rights to issue NFTs for a film — the artist or its copyright holder.
22 page complaint, which is publicly available Courtesy of Deadline, Miramax has said the company previously sent a cease-and-desist letter tarantino He is asked to stop plans to sell Pulp Fiction NFTs, but Tarantino instead “accelerated and expanded” his plans.
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— Tarantino NFTs (@TarantinoNFTs) November 16, 2021
According to the complaint, Miramax alleged that Tarantino kept up with their plans to release him. NFT A secret from the studio about the film, despite knowing that the studio owns most of the rights to the film.
Miramax’s strongly worded suit claims Tarantino is “keen to take advantage of it” [NFT] Announcing collectibles in partnership with SCRT Labs, as one of the first projects to launch on the Secretive Blockchain network. The seven NFTs to be released are expected to be based on Pulp Fiction’s original screenplay and feature material that only each respective owner can view, such as exclusive audio commentary with previously unreleased material.
The studio states that Tarantino signed “almost all rights” to the film to Miramax in 1993, including the rights to sell Pulp Fiction exclusives and suspense.
Miramax said it is seeking compensation from Tarantino for damages, and brought the lawsuit forward to “enforce, protect and protect” his “intellectual property rights” and protect his copyrights from other Miramax affiliates, which believe that “they have the right to pursue similar deals”.
A lawyer representing Tarantino told Hollywood Reporter That the director believes that their right to “reproduction of the screenplay” allows the creation of NFT collectibles. Meanwhile, Miramax claims that they have the authority to issue NFTs based on Pulp Fiction and they even plan to do so.
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