Miramax Hits Tarantino With Copyright Suit on ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs

Miramax LLC is accusing filmmaker Quentin Tarantino of copyright and trademark infringement for listing uncut scenes from “Pulp Fiction” as nonfungible tokens, in a California federal court lawsuit.

Tarantino, who directed and wrote the screenplay for “Pulp Fiction,” listed exclusive scenes from the film as NFTs on OpenSea, which Miramax alleges goes beyond the scope of the rights he reserved after their agreement, according to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Tarantino granted Miramax “all rights (including all copyrights and trademarks) in and to the Film” in all current and future media, ...