[HN Gopher] Boy named after Star Wars character denied passport ...
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       Boy named after Star Wars character denied passport due t copyright
       infringement
        
       Author : mdp2021
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2024-09-22 22:20 UTC (41 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.nzherald.co.nz)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.nzherald.co.nz)
        
       | mdp2021 wrote:
       | Reach the end of the article:
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       | > _The family now plan to take a greatly anticipated holiday
       | along with their other children, Kaycie and Willow*. // His
       | family isn't the first to face issues getting a passport for
       | their child because they named them after famous characters. // A
       | British mother was "absolutely devastated" after her daughter was
       | denied a passport because of her name, which was inspired by
       | another hugely popular franchise_
       | 
       | Refers to:
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       |  _6-year-old girl denied passport because her name is a Game of
       | Thrones character_ -
       | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/6-year-old-girl-denie...
       | 
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       | 
       | (*Maybe from _The Wicker Man_?)
        
         | slyall wrote:
         | Willow is a semi-common name. But good chance it is from
         | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_(TV_series) and/or the
         | original movie.
        
         | slau wrote:
         | The second article, about the GoT character, is a big nothing
         | burger:
         | 
         | > With fears it could affect her daughter's future travel, the
         | family sought legal advice over the passport rejection.
         | 
         | > They found while there is a trademark for Game of Thrones, it
         | does not apply to a person's name.
         | 
         | > The family then sent that information back to the Passport
         | Office to clear up the issue.
         | 
         | > The Passport Office has since apologised to Lucy and her
         | family, labelling the rejection a "mistake" and claimed there
         | was a misunderstanding between guidance staff.
        
       | crtified wrote:
       | Perhaps this is a case of overzealous bureaucrats improvising
       | legal judgements outside their jurisdiction, e.g. the Rimmer
       | directives.
        
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