Bridgerton Chronicle takes Netflix to court!

Good story turns sour. Remember, in January 2021, two young women – Emily Bear and Abigail Barlow – decided to take inspiration. Bridgerton Chronicle Dreaming of a musical on TikTok.

In just a few days, his first videos were watched by more than 6 million people. Such a success that they decided to transform the test by imagining an entire album in question. Unofficial Bridgerton Musical. And surprise, their compositions have even been applauded by the music industry since the two women won the Grammy Award for best musical album last April; A first for a disc born on TikTok.

Wanting to capitalize on this success even more, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear decided to organize a real musical featuring their songs. It’s a show that sells for more than $150 with some tickets and is due for the first time in Great Britain (after traveling to Washington last July) at the Royal Albert Hall in London on September 20.

But if Netflix appreciated the two women’s tribute on TikTok, the platform isn’t happy to see them turn it into a lucrative operation. Especially since, according to him, a dozen songs reiterate certain dialogues or expressions of the characters word for word. Result: Netflix filed a complaint in Washington DC court against the two composers of this musical. Bridgerton Chronicle.

” Netflix supports fan-made content, but Barlow and Bear went further by trying to create multiple revenue streams for them without official permission to use the Bridgerton brand. We tried to work with them but they refused to cooperate. The creators, actors, writers and team put their hearts and souls into it.s Bridgerton and we act to protect their rights In a statement received by Netflix, he said: Deadline. The platform also made the two women “ convincing the public that they are authorized to use the mark” and preparing a large number of derived products.

“ It’s fun to watch the audience fall in love Bridgerton and look at their creativity to express it. But what began as Barlow and Bear’s amusing eulogy on social media has turned into blatant intellectual property theft for their sole benefit. Bridgerton It was created by Julia Quinn and brought to the screen with the hard work of many people. Just as Barlow and Bear won’t let anyone take their business for profit, neither can Netflix sit back and let Barlow and Bear do the same. “Netflix creator Shonda Rhimes reacted in a press release. The two women in question have yet to give an official response to this complaint.

Pauline Hohoadji