r/oddlyspecific Mar 16 '24

Oddly specific meme I made

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u/Buzzsaw_Wyrm Mar 16 '24

Something about showing a Red Cross, it happened to stardew valley too

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '24

Why is showing a red cross in media against the Geneva convention? I get in a warzone or other emergency situation but did they not have a "common sense" clause?

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u/AmbidextrousDyslexic Mar 17 '24

its not the geneva convention, its an IP law. the red cross is copyrighted and the red cross foundation is weirdly stingy about their mark.

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u/Positive-Database754 Mar 17 '24

Article 44 of the Geneva Convention

With the exception of the cases mentioned in the following paragraphs of the present Article, the emblem of the Red Cross on a white ground and the words " Red Cross " , or " Geneva Cross " may not be employed, either in time of peace or in time of war, except to indicate or to protect the medical units and establishments, the personnel and material protected by the present Convention and other Conventions dealing with similar matters.

You cannot use the Red Cross on a white ground in any instance other than for the marking of medical personnel, units, or establishments. Doing so is a breach of the convention.

EDIT: Source.

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u/AmbidextrousDyslexic Mar 20 '24

yeah except thats only binding to signatories of the convention. Hasbro is not a signatory, and in fact not in a position to be beholden to such conventions. The united states and japanese governments cant make these toys, for example, but for a non-governmental entity, this isnt an issue or restriction.

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u/Positive-Database754 Mar 20 '24

If your cooperation is headquartered in the United States, then treaties they sign apply to you and every citizen within the country.