"Star Wars Kid" video prompts lawsuit

[Wonk]

Star Wars video prompts lawsuit

A Canadian teenager has launched legal action against classmates who put a video of him online, saying that the publicity has left him mentally scarred.

Ghyslain Raza became known as the "Star Wars Kid" after a video of him using a golf ball retriever to emulate the light sabre slinging tricks of Darth Maul was posted on the net.

The video was hugely popular and some people even added effects to make the golf ball retriever look and sound like a light sabre.

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Since the original was posted on the Kazaa file-sharing system, it has been downloaded and passed around to millions of people and Mr Raza's story has been featured in newspapers all over the world.

Now there are about 38 versions of the original video that add all kinds of effects to his stick twirling tricks or mock Mr Raza.

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Original video and many remixes are here:
http://www.ihamptons.net/star_wars_kid.htm

[Gman]

1. I wish the kid would realize that he became a celebrity

in spite of his classmates' meanness. In effect it backfired on them. He should really be proud! It's not a bad thing.

I thought it was cute.

[Forkboy]

2. Some of the best and funniest things I've seen

Star Wars Kid is my hero!