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1. bingid+g4[view] [source] 2021-07-09 18:46:13
>>Tomte+(OP)
The green cross is generally the recommended alternative.

Note that this isn't normal copyright, the red cross is protected under the Geneva Conventions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblems_of_the_International_R...

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2. mushuf+e5[view] [source] 2021-07-09 18:50:00
>>bingid+g4
If video games or art or movies are depicting the appropriate scenarios, such as a scene involving army medics, wouldn't that be a constructive use of the symbol? It would spread awareness and education.

A green cross would confuse people.

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3. tyingq+06[view] [source] 2021-07-09 18:53:40
>>mushuf+e5
That's where I'm confused. I see the issue with products appropriating it as a sort of brand hijacking...like the example of a first aid kit with a red cross.

But tv, movies, games, etc, just showing an accurate representation of real life, within the media itself seems...normal.

I think if they have to, the least confusing thing would be a red square with a white cross inside it. That's what a lot of first aid kits seem to do. Though perhaps the Swiss wouldn't be thrilled. Maybe a white cross in a red circle?

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4. kipcha+Be[view] [source] 2021-07-09 19:40:29
>>tyingq+06
To complicate things one further layer down, what about games (Escape From Tarkov's AFAK for example) having products in them that do hijack the red cross, which is somewhat common in real life.
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5. tomc19+3A[view] [source] 2021-07-09 22:01:52
>>kipcha+Be
DOOM's health pickups have had the red cross on them, it was released in 1994. DOOM was a widespread cultural phenomenon, at least in the US. Did the Red Cross try to address this at all?
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