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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•12 hours agoThis is stupid So if they name a movie character Jane Doe then are they going to stop Jane Doe from getting a passport
minus-square@nogooduserlinkEnglish1•8 hours agoIt 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•5 hours agoA trademark does not prevent a person from using a term in a non-commercial setting, it does prevent other companies from doing so.
This is stupid
So if they name a movie character Jane Doe then are they going to stop Jane Doe from getting a passport
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.
A trademark does not prevent a person from using a term in a non-commercial setting, it does prevent other companies from doing so.