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,...
    • Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I’m an atheist and even I know that’s a weird comparison. You can’t copyright the name Jesus. Or Loki even cause they’re deities. But Skywalker as a name is for sure made up by Lucas. Maybe in 500 years when star wars is a recognized religion, but the star wars people need to do some conquering and crimes against humanity to qualify for that

      • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        My comment is not about them using copyrighted names. It’s about how silly people are who name children over fictional characters.