The suit appears to turn on the question of whether selling NFTs based on excerpts of a screenplay qualify as a “publication” of the screenplay. According to the suit, Tarantino’s lawyer has told Miramax that Tarantino retained the right to publish his screenplay in the Miramax contract, and that he is exercising that right through the NFT sale.
Source: Quentin Tarantino’s Attorney Responds to ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Lawsuit: ‘Miramax Is Wrong’