Quentin Tarantino sued | Press

Véronique Larocque
La Presse

Au début du mois, le réalisateur a dévoilé son intention de vendre sous forme de jeton non fongible (NFT) des séquences inédites de son film récipiendaire de la Palme d’Or à Cannes en 1994 ainsi que d’autres éléments reliés au long métrage.

Or, Miramax, qui a produit le film, affirme qu’une telle vente constitue une violation de ses droits d’auteur.

« La conduite de Tarantino a forcé Miramax à engager cette plainte […] To assert, protect and defend its rights over the intellectual and contract assets of one of the films on its top list, ”Miramax said in its lawsuit.

Quentin Tarantino’s lawyer, for his part, is acting in this case in accordance with the “reserved rights” at his disposal.

The Hollywood Reporter The absence of NFTs from the filming in the early 1990s indicates that “exclusive rights” and what they represent are at the center of the controversy.

Released in theaters in 1994. Pulp Fiction, In which Samuel L. Starring Jackson, Uma Thurman and John Travolta, it won the 1995 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

With the Associated Press