Emily Bear and Abigail Barlow have escaped a huge copyright infringement lawsuit on the "Unauthorized Brigderton Musical" after Netflix pulled the plug on their high-profile lawsuit against the singing duo.
Earlier this year, Barlow and Bear made headlines after the streaming giant served them a lawsuit, prompting them to cancel their supposes concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Since then the duo has not yet responded to any request for comments from media outlets, despite Shonda Rimes, the actual show creator and author Julia Quinn's condemnation of the unlawful acts.
Why Did Netflix Dismiss the Lawsuit?
In an exclusive court document that Billboard has obtained, it says that Netflix Worldwide Entertainment LLC and Netflix Studios LLC's request to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice has been granted.
As of this writing, the reason behind the dismissal was not yet revealed. As both Netflix and Barlow & Bear refused to give any comment on what arrived at the possible settlement.
Looking onto Barlow & Bear's official Instagram account, the posts about the "Unofficial Bridgerton Musical" remains posted, and so does their invitation for the canceled September 20 performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Netflix has not yet issued any comments about the issue too.
Netflix Sued Barlow & Bear on 'Unauthorized Bridgerton Musical'
Last July 2022, Netflix served the musical duo of profiting over a valuable intellectual property from the Netflix original series "Bridgerton." (via The Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix, who owned the show rights, has accused them of copying intellectual property without their written permission.
In "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical" most of the songs heavily included verbatim language from the actual Netflix show, including characters, character traits and expressions, and other notable elements from "Bridgerton."
Show creator Shonda Rimes and book author Julia Quinn, who have initially expressed gratitude to Barlow and Bear is now calling out the two for profiting over the stolen material.
"There is a difference, however, between composing on TikTok and recording and performing for commercial gain. I would hope that Barlow & Bear, who share my position as independent creative professionals, understand the need to protect other professionals' intellectual property, including the characters and stories I created in the Bridgerton novels over 20 years ago," author Julia Quinn told Playbill.
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