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[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] homesnatch@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

International and UK law are similar in this regard..