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Aboriginal flag won’t feature on 2020 Wallabies First Nations jersey over copyright issues set to cost ‘seven figures’ – Wide World of Sports
Rugby Australia hit with astronomical fee over iconic image
The Wallabies’ most popular jersey has dumped the Aboriginal flag after copyright fees demanded a whopping amount from Rugby Australia.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Rugby Australia claim the owner of the license of the Aboriginal flag, WAM Clothing, would receive “seven figures” in return for use of the iconic symbols on the Wallabies’ First Nations jersey.
As a result, the 2020 version of the jersey on sale this month do not feature the flags.
“WAM clothing were demanding 20 perce…
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