Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 19, 2022 4:39:26 GMT 12
CONCERNS RAISED OVER NFTS 'DEGRADING MĀORI CULTURE'
The booming NFT market is fuelling concerns around cultural appropriation of taonga Māori.
"I'm already seeing a number of images of ancestors that are from publications being used and manipulated," said Intellectual Property Cultural Adviser Karaitiana Taiuru.
"There are faces on top of someone else's body [and] moko from the face being added to other peoples' faces. They're inappropriate images and they're degrading Māori culture."......
www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/18/concerns-raised-over-nfts-degrading-maori-culture/
The booming NFT market is fuelling concerns around cultural appropriation of taonga Māori.
"I'm already seeing a number of images of ancestors that are from publications being used and manipulated," said Intellectual Property Cultural Adviser Karaitiana Taiuru.
"There are faces on top of someone else's body [and] moko from the face being added to other peoples' faces. They're inappropriate images and they're degrading Māori culture."......
www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/18/concerns-raised-over-nfts-degrading-maori-culture/