Head of Australia’s national broadcaster says depiction of globally beloved character ramming politicians with a car breaches intellectual property Australia’s national broadcaster will send a cease and desist letter to the rightwing populist party One Nation for using Bluey in a “shocking and disrespectful” cartoon which sees the beloved character repeatedly ramming politicians with an SUV. The ABC’s managing director, Hugh Marks, told Senate estimates on Tuesday he became aware of One Nation’s potential breach of intellectual property last week and sought legal advice. “We will be taking further action, I can assure you,” he said. Continue reading...
ABC to demand rightwing One Nation party stop using Bluey in ‘shocking and disrespectful’ cartoon
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