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Netflix sues creators of alleged ‘Bridgerton’ knockoff

adminsideBy adminsideJuly 30, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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Netflix on Friday sued the creators of an alleged unauthorized musical stage production of its popular period drama “Bridgerton,” accusing them of copyright infringement after building demand for their knockoff on TikTok .

The complaint was filed against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in the federal court in Washington, D.C., three days after a sold-out performance of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” in that city’s Kennedy Center.

A lawyer for the defendants had no immediate comment, having yet to review the complaint.

“Bridgerton,” based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling romance novels, attracted 82 million viewers in its first season on Netflix. It was renewed for a second season, and inspired a spin-off series and live event, “The Queen’s Ball,” hosted in six cities.

Netflix said after “Bridgerton” was first released in December 2020, the defendants started posting about the series to TikTok, where they have 2.4 million followers, including creating songs based on characters, scenes, dialog and plot points.

The company said it warned the defendants repeatedly to stop, but they plowed ahead with an album titled “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,” which won a Grammy award, and their stage show.

“Barlow & Bear’s conduct began on social media, but stretches ‘fan fiction’ well past its breaking point,” Netflix said. “It is blatant infringement of intellectual property rights.”

The lawsuit seeks to stop the alleged infringements, plus unspecified damages.

(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles and Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Diane Craft and David Gregorio)

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