• nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    1 month ago

    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.eeEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      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.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        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