Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 29, 2019 17:58:43 GMT 12
IWI CALLS OUT ARTIST OVER USE OF HAKA LYRICS IN T-SHIRT RANGE
New Zealand artist Dick Frizzell has come under fire by Wellington iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira for printing the lyrics of the haka 'Ka Mate' on his new T-shirt line.
Under the Haka Ka Mate Attribution Act, any publication of the haka for commercial purposes must acknowledge the composer of the haka, Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha, unless an agreement was reached with the iwi.
In a statement, Ngāti Toa said it did not give permission to Frizzell to use the lyrics....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/115362940/iwi-calls-out-artist-over-use-of-haka-lyrics-in-tshirt-range
New Zealand artist Dick Frizzell has come under fire by Wellington iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira for printing the lyrics of the haka 'Ka Mate' on his new T-shirt line.
Under the Haka Ka Mate Attribution Act, any publication of the haka for commercial purposes must acknowledge the composer of the haka, Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha, unless an agreement was reached with the iwi.
In a statement, Ngāti Toa said it did not give permission to Frizzell to use the lyrics....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/115362940/iwi-calls-out-artist-over-use-of-haka-lyrics-in-tshirt-range