I don't know what annoys me the most about this article...

[Banditbandit]

I'm not a phucking pakeha. You calling me a pakeha is just as insulting as me calling you a nigger.

Oh? You prefer racist Afrikaans?? Or simply bore ... (and yeah I know how to spell Boar - with a fucking E!)

[Ender EnZed]

Hmm my reading of it is the same as marie ...

I read the Prof's comment as a more long-winded version what Tau Henare said: "The tattooist moaning about the breach of copyright copied it off Maori. Bit rich to be claiming someone stole his 'design'."

It seems to me that the issue here is the tatooist laying claim to more than he created, and possibly getting away with it because a moko isn't something many people have seen in the US. In filing an injunction to try and stop a film's release he's just creating unnecessary bureaucratic bullshit to try and get a payout he doesn't deserve.

[nodrog:Me]

I'm not a phucking pakeha. You calling me a pakeha is just as insulting as me calling you a nigger.

I prefer Boonga, you white maggot.

[SMOKEU]

Oh? You prefer racist Afrikaans?? Or simply bore ... (and yeah I know how to spell Boar - with a fucking E!)

You sure you don't mean "Boer"?

I prefer Boonga, you white maggot.

Thanks for the compliment. That just boosted my ego by 50 points.

[jasonu]

It's just another case where the Maoris are trying to claim shit that they don't own.
First it was the land and sea, now this. Just ignore them because if you give them an inch, they'll take a mile.

and the foreshore too

[jaffaonajappa]

OMG.
What is wrong with you people?

And give us back them muskets and we might just reconsider the Foreshore deal.

[oneofsix]

I read the Prof's comment as a more long-winded version what Tau Henare said: "The tattooist moaning about the breach of copyright copied it off Maori. Bit rich to be claiming someone stole his 'design'."

It seems to me that the issue here is the tatooist laying claim to more than he created, and possibly getting away with it because a moko isn't something many people have seen in the US. In filing an injunction to try and stop a film's release he's just creating unnecessary bureaucratic bullshit to try and get a payout he doesn't deserve.

you so wrong. He created the art. The moko, apart from the word, is not unique to the Maori, other races have facial tattoos and as one posted pointed out the curve pattern is often used in Celtic art, and whilst he may have got inspiration form the Maori the design and therefore copywrite is his. Why don't you check out what copywrite is.

[SMOKEU]

It's the Maoris fault for not copyrighting their designs.

[Ender EnZed]

you so wrong. He created the art. The moko, apart from the word, is not unique to the Maori, other races have facial tattoos and as one posted pointed out the curve pattern is often used in Celtic art, and whilst he may have got inspiration form the Maori the design and therefore copywrite is his. Why don't you check out what copywrite is.

Do you mean this guy?

Anyway, I'm well aware of what a copyright is. I don't think Mike Tyson's tatoo is unique enough to be worthy of one or to fuck up the production of a movie. It's Maori-ness or otherwise has nothing to do with it IMHO.

[Usarka]

Who invented copyright?

[bogan]

Do you mean this guy?

Anyway, I'm well aware of what a copyright is. I don't think Mike Tyson's tatoo is unique enough to be worthy of one or to fuck up the production of a movie. It's Maori-ness or otherwise has nothing to do with it IMHO.

And it's not a direct copy anyway, isn't the difference to avoid copyright stuff 10% or something? I mean, it's on a different guys face and everything, probably not even a real tattoo. Mind you I wouldn't be surprised if he was put up to it to get free publicity for the movie.

[Ender EnZed]

Mind you I wouldn't be surprised if he was put up to it to get free publicity for the movie.

Could be this, could also be to get publicity for himself.

[Geeen]

Tattoos are cool......

[schrodingers cat]

Naa man .. you Pākehā already taken the whole fucken country. A mile is insignificant compared to that.

I don't really want to engage in this one - I'm torn between agreeing with you and not agreeing with you. It's not something I've made up my own mind about. (See not all Māori agree with all other Māori ... it's only you Pākehā who think we are all the same)

What whities you taking bout Lewis..?

[Kickaha]

I'm not a phucking pakeha. You calling me a pakeha is just as insulting as me calling you a nigger.

gaan fokken huis toe boertjie.

heirdie land het jou nie nodig nie