Netflix has filed a lawsuit against the creators of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, alleging copyright infringement. The musical, which won a Grammy this year, has gained popularity (and sold out shows) since its inception on TikTok in January 2021.
The lawsuit alleges that the musical's creators, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, violated the company's copyright and that the pair proceeded with productions of the musical despite repeated warnings from Netflix. In the lawsuit, Netflix claims that Barlow and Bear's musical "stretches 'fan fiction' well past its breaking point," and violates Netflix's intellectual property rights.
