Seven-year-old boy denied passport by UK Home office over Star Wars copyright infringement for Skywalker name
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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,...
  • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    10 months ago

    People have been choosing made up names from fiction for hundreds (thousands?) of years and as far I know, no one has died from it yet. Jessica is just a character from a play.

    • CmdrShepard42@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      I get the sentiment but “Loki Skywalker” and “Jessica” are far from comparable even if Jessica would have been viewed in the same light 500 years ago.

      • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.socialBanned from communityEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        If Luke hadn’t run from responsibility in tertiary canon it’d be fine but honestly it’s just a bad combination in terms of nominative determinism.