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2024-01-02 05:14:52 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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This post correctly insinuates that once works like "Steamboat Willie" have entered the public domain, false attribution of the work is no longer illegal. While plagiarism of public domain works is a punishable offence in professional circles, it does not violate any laws. https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/public-domain/trouble-spots/#:~:text=Although%20you%20cannot%20be%20sued%20for%20plagiarizing%20a%20public%20domain%20work%2C%20doing%20so%20can%20result%20in%20serious%20professional%20and%20personal%20penalties.
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