By Alana Mazzoni For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 02:08 GMT, 27 March 2019 | Updated: 02:37 GMT, 27 March 2019
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The AFL has come under fire for forcing an online footy clothing site to stop selling a T-shirt supporting AFLW star Tayla Harris.
Independent football merchandiser League Tees was ordered to take down the shirt on Monday, after receiving a legal letter from the AFL saying the design breached copyright.
The design depicts an NBA-style logo featuring an artwork version of the now famous photo of Harris taking a shot at goal.
League Tees responded on Twitter on Monday, saying their designs were original and that all profits have gone towards The Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation.
Independent online store 'League Tees' has stopped selling Tayla Harris T-shirts after the AFL claimed the artwork breached copyright, they've now replaced the photo with a blurred logo on their website following the legal threat
Leagues Tees' T-shirt design had to be taken off the website after AFL sent them a legal letter saying the logo breached copyright
'$1002.75 from sales was donated to the @ALNF. The AFL has demanded that we remove these products from sale claiming a breach of IP rights. We deny these claims,' the company wrote.
Within hours dozens of angry fans condemned the AFL's legal threats flooded the Twitter thread.
'The AFL didn't even stand with Tayla until everyone else stood with Tayla and now they do this,' said one user.