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Related to this is the Red Cross and Crescent symbols, which have their usage protected usage (mainly for armed forces and emergency relief) by the Geneva Conve
by kipari 4y ago
Related to this is the Red Cross and Crescent symbols, which have their usage protected usage (mainly for armed forces and emergency relief) by the Geneva Convention: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblems_of_the_International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblems_of_the_International_R...
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoSeems like a clusterfuck: "Johnson & Johnson has registered the symbol for their medicinal products." How did this ever get approved? "The appropriation of the symbol has led to further irritation due to the practice of hospitals, first aid teams, and ski patrols in the United States reversing the symbol to a white cross on a red background – so undoing the original idea of the Red Cross emblem, namely reversing the Swiss flag – thus inappropriately suggesting an affiliation with Switzerland."
- kube-system 4y agoThe wiki article says that J&J was using the symbol before the US started enforcing protections on it. So the answer to why it was approved is that there was no law preventing it from being approved.
- fredley 4y agoEven Stardew Valley fell afoul of this and replaced it's red cross medical logo with green: https://www.stardewvalley.net/1-3-32-small-bug-fix-patch-released-on-pc-today/ https://www.stardewvalley.net/1-3-32-small-bug-fix-patch-rel... I imagine many other video games violate the Geneva convention!
- cprecioso 4y agoOh good I can introduce you to one of my favorite Twitter accounts https://twitter.com/violategeneva https://twitter.com/violategeneva
- moring 4y agoThat isn't really the same, is it? That Twitter account talks about violating the GC in-game while Stardew Valley violated it in real life.