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At the end of December, YouTuber Star Wars Theory released a highly acclaimed fan film starring Darth Vader, who is lured to Padme’s burial planet by a Jedi Master who managed to survive Order 66. Lucasfilm gave him their blessing to create it based on two conditions (no crowdfunding nor monetization), but despite meeting those prerequisites, Disney came knocking anyway due to the soundtrack, which utilized a rendition of the Imperial March. Luckily, Lucasfilm stepped in before both companies could look any worse.
Disney and their partner company Warner Chappell had claimed that because the custom score used in the film used a rendition of the Imperial March score, then it was in violation of their copyright policy. They used this copyright to claim that the entire film was now their intellectual property and were now going to run ads on it and collect the revenue themselves. Theory was given the option to appeal it, which he stated he was not going to do because he would likely lose and then Disney would delete the film and possibly get his channel taken down.
Disney and their partner company Warner Chappell had claimed that because the custom score used in the film used a rendition of the Imperial March score, then it was in violation of their copyright policy. They used this copyright to claim that the entire film was now their intellectual property and were now going to run ads on it and collect the revenue themselves. Theory was given the option to appeal it, which he stated he was not going to do because he would likely lose and then Disney would delete the film and possibly get his channel taken down.