Copyright law regarding use of a popular fictional character in a book

Question

can I write a kids book about (for instance) Luke Skywalker, and call it an ‘unofficial memoir’ without any problems. Also there would be drawings. And how would I get around such things?

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Unfortunately no. No one will go after you for fanfiction, but Disney would definitely not allow you to profit off its copyrighted character. Disney is especially important in copyright law; look up the "Mickey Mouse curve." Copyright law has actually changed as Disney holdings were supposed to age into the public domain.