QUENTIN TARANTINO’S attorney has responded to a lawsuit filed Tuesday accusing the director of copyright infringement by selling NFTs (non-fungible tokens) based on the screenplay for “Pulp Fiction.”

“Miramax is wrong — plain and simple,” Tarantino’s attorney Bryan Freedman said in a statement. “Quentin Tarantino’s contract is clear: He has the right to sell NFTs of his hand-written script for ‘Pulp Fiction’ and this ham-fisted attempt to prevent him from doing so will fail. But Miramax’s callous decision to disclose confidential information about its filmmakers’ contracts and compensation will irreparably tarnish its reputation long after this case is dismissed.”

Tarantino announced the sale at a recent crypto-art convention in New York. The plan is to auction off NFT 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 actions have interfered with the studio’s own plans to enter the market for “Pulp Fiction” NFTs.

The suit appears to turn on the question of whether NFTs based on excerpts of a screenplay qualify as a “publication” of the screenplay. Miramax argues that NFTs are a one-time sale, and are not equivalent to publication of a screenplay, and that therefore Miramax owns the NFT rights.(SD-Agencies)