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Seven-year-old boy denied passport by UK Home office over Star Wars copyright infringement for Skywalker name | Malay Mail

www.malaymail.com Seven-year-old boy denied passport by UK Home office over Star Wars copyright infringement for Skywalker name

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,...

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Loki Skywalker. Jesus, these parents need a smack
- Naming children after the mythical figures of a culture is perfectly acceptable.
  
  True and fair, but what do you think when you hear that someone's name is Loki (who isn't from a Scandinavian country)?
  
  "At least they know Thor was, deliberately, a dick"
  
  And Jedi is actually recognised as an official religion in the US. And there’s plenty of people who identify as Jedi in the UK as well. So one could certainly argue that it’s violating someone’s religious beliefs by not allowing that name. At least Luke Skywalker has some evidence of existing…
  
  At least Luke Skywalker has some evidence of existing…
  Both are book fairy tales that had movie adaptations. They are more similar.
- How many people in the world named Jesus or Mohammad?
  
  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
  
  My comment is not about them using copyrighted names. It's about how silly people are who name children over fictional characters.

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