FILE PHOTO: Aboriginal flags rise above a crowd walking across Sydney Harbour Bridge on May 28, 2000. DG/PB/File Photo
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Tuesday it had acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag so it can be freely used, resolving a commercial dispute that had restricted sporting teams and Aboriginal communities from reproducing the image.
The Aboriginal flag has been recognised as an official flag of Australia since 1995, flown from government buildings and embraced by sporting clubs.
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