Boy named after Star Wars character denied passport

Loki Skywalker Mowbray, 7, was denied a passport by the UK Home Office because it considered his to be a copyright infringement of the Star Wars franchise, reports The New Zealand Herald.

The UK Home Office told the family to either remove the name Skywalker or get permission from Disney, which owns the Star Wars copyright. — Read the rest

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