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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

Copyright Lately

Miramax claims, among other things, that the preparation and sale of these derivative works constitutes copyright infringement because the contractual rights Tarantino reserved in his 1993 agreement with Miramax don’t cover NFTs. The breathless media reports soon followed. Tarantino : The Bottom Line.

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Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors

SpicyIP

It is now absolutely clear that authors are now entitled to royalties for the commercial use of sound recordings, except when screened in cinema halls. One of the key features was recognition of the rights of authors of original literary, dramatic, artistic and musical work, used in derivative works.

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