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Attempt to trademark ‘Always Was Always Will Be’ highlights copyright issues facing Aboriginal communities
John Paul Janke was stunned when he saw someone had lodged an application to trademark the words “Always Was Always Will Be”.
WARNING: This story contains the names of Aboriginal people who have passed.
Key points:
- IP Australia is yet to reveal its assessment on whether or not the trademark can be validly registered
- A legal expert says the trademark application, if successful, would not limit the use of the phrase as a statement on clothing or in music
- Mr Janke said he was concerned about the wider impact of placing commercial value on Aboriginal culture or political movements
“I was quite shocked, actually, that someone would go ahead and trademark probably a phrase that is synonymous with an Aboriginal political movement of the 80s,” he…
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