Mexican state accuses Adidas of cultural appropriation over new shoe, threatens legal action | CNN
The Mexican state of Oaxaca is threatening legal action against Adidas, accusing the footwear company of cultural appropriation over a newly unveiled shoe that resembles a traditional handmade sandal.
unless They own a patent or copyright of some kind
IP is bullshit, bullshit that china and russia and vietnam couldn't care less about.
Yeah, no. The huarache is pre-Columbian. Not even Disney has managed to stretch copyright to 500+ years [yet].
Anything recent enough to have legal protections isn't "traditional, community, culture, blah blah blah" in the first place.
>Article about thing
>No picture of thing
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Even comes with lifts for manlets.
Culture is meant to be shared. I'm sure Mexicans have copied plenty in the past.
Mexicans didn't exist when this shoe was a novel design.
Watch leftists become vehement supporters of copyright and intellectual property suddenly now after spending decades arguing that everything should be public domain.
Unintentionally based. Stop forcing 3rd world culture into everything.
I forget, what was the previous troll lawsuit they tried? Suing the United States over the existence of guns?