This Sámi - cheer dress may have gotten SE in trouble …
Square Enix may have land themselves in hot water system with a wintertime cash - shop dress from 2022.The Far Northern Attire , which we write about last year , has prompted the ira of the Saami Council , or Sámiráđđian , an protagonism organization of the Sámi multitude , who have demanded the removal of the garb , and that SE engage in a dialog with the Sámi masses .
According to the council , the use of Sámi cultural elements constitute prop that belong to to Sámi . Therefore their use without permission is an infraction on their right . In their letter to Square Enix , the Saami Council fix that this is not an issue about ethnical sensitivity or appropriate depiction . Instead they are in infraction of place rights , which are protected under cerebral property law .
These rights are no different than those that Square Enix , for example , would use if anyone was making unauthorized Final Fantasy products . Or for another ethnical property deterrent example , take Champagne , or Scotch Whisky , which much be produced in the Champagne area of France and Scotland respectively , otherwise they can not be called those names .
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The Saami Council cites an agreement they have with Walt Disney Animation Studios come to to Frozen 2 , in which several facet about the cultural belongings of the Sámi were adhered to . The council is in all likelihood looking for a alike arrangement with Square Enix .
However , some are quick to baulk at the council ’s claim . OnReddit , commenters are disputing the authority of the Saami Council . They exact that as a non - governmental organisation ( NGO ) , they are not officially sanctioned . Meanwhile , several states in and around Scandinavia have their own government - certified Sámi advocacy organization .
Whatever the case , Square Enix will have to make a decision . It ’s likely they will yield the point in favour of avoiding controversy , but we will have to wait for an official SE statement to be certain .
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