Seven-year-old boy denied passport by UK Home office over Star Wars copyright infringement for Skywalker name
www.malaymail.com
LONDON, Sept 21 — There was a disturbance in the force for a Star Wars-loving family as they planned their vacation. British soldier Christian Mowbray, 48, and his wife, Becky,...
  • x4740N@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    This is stupid

    So if they name a movie character Jane Doe then are they going to stop Jane Doe from getting a passport

    • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      3 months ago

      It is stupid, yes, but they wouldn’t be able to do that anyway.

      I’m fairly certain that the article is using the wrong term here and the problem is that the name Skywalker is trademarked.

      You wouldn’t be able to trademark the name Jane Doe so you wouldn’t be able to prevent someone from using it.

      • homesnatch@lemm.eeEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        A trademark does not prevent a person from using a term in a non-commercial setting, it does prevent other companies from doing so.

        • x4740N@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          Is this US law, I’m assuming it is because its typically americans that mention legal stuff without saying what country the legal stuff is from