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minus-squarenogooduser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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-squarehomesnatch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoA trademark does not prevent a person from using a term in a non-commercial setting, it does prevent other companies from doing so.
minus-squarex4740N@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIs 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
minus-squarehomesnatch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoInternational and UK law are similar in this regard…
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.
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
International and UK law are similar in this regard…