Miramax filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Quentin Tarantino of copyright infringement by selling NFTs based on the screenplay for “Pulp Fiction.”Tarantino announced the sale at a recent crypto-art convention in New York.“I’m excited to be presenting these exclusive scenes from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to fans,” Tarantino said in a Nov.
2 press release.The plan is to auction off Nft — non-fungible tokens — based on excerpts from Tarantino’s original handwritten script for the film, accompanied by commentary.
The Nft is pitched as “secret,” meaning that its contents will be viewable exclusively by the owner.But according to the suit, Tarantino did not consult beforehand with Miramax — which still owns the rights to the director’s 1994 classic.
Miramax’s attorneys have sent a cease and desist letter seeking to block the sale, but that has not stopped Tarantino and his team from moving forward.Miramax alleges that Tarantino’s
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