Luke Skyywalker Records: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Luke Skyywalker Records was a record label owned and opeated by rap performer Luther Campbell while he was performing under the stage name "Luke Skyywalker".

Campbell and his label were the victors in the legal case Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music (510 US 569 1994) in which his use of the Roy Orbison song Oh, Pretty Woman in a parody was found to be "fair use". Perhaps somewhat ironically, however, Campbell's use of the name "Luke Skyywalker" was not considered to be a fair use of the name of the copyrighted Star Wars character Luke Skywalker; his modification of it by adding an additonal "y" was not considered to be sufficient to prevent potential confusion between the two in the mind of the general public and he was ordered to cease and desist from using it.