Miramax v. Tarantino: Decoding A New Age of Intellectual Property Rights

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are “unique files that live on a blockchain and are able to verify ownership of a work of digital art.” They are essentially digital assets that represent a unique object—typically art, music, videos, or games. An NFT only exists digitally, cannot be interchanged with any other digital asset, and yet has real world value. Much of the conversation in this space contemplates NFTs as “an evolution of fine art collecting, only with digital art.” In simpler terms, the owner of an NFT owns the certificate of authenticity to an original (albeit digital) work, comparable to the physical ownership of an original Bansky print. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on February 21, 2022. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above