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It reminds me of the govt paying shitton to the omo who owned the rights to the abo flag.

>Since it was designed in 1970, copyright for the Aboriginal Flag has been held by its creator, Harold Thomas, and it could only be used with permission. Many people campaigned for that to change and now the government has bought the rights to the flag.
https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/free-the-flag/13730248

>On Tuesday, the federal government announced it had paid more than $20 million to Luritja artist Harold Thomas and licence holders to secure copyright for the iconic flag.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-26/aboriginal-flag-copyright-deal-the-best-we-could-hope-for/100781378

>More than 50 years after the flag was designed, the federal government has acquired the copyright in a $20 million deal with Luritja artist Harold Thomas.
>Previously, Thomas decided who would be allowed to reproduce his design.
>He gave licences to three companies: WAM Clothing, Gifts Mate and Flagworld, none of which are owned by Indigenous people.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-26/aboriginal-flag-first-nations-commonwealth-freed-colonised/100780986