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: In most jurisdictions, including the US, copyright holders can sue for damages even if the infringement was unintentional. You cannot simply "buy a license later" to fix the issue once a project is released; the timestamp of the original use vs. the purchase date on platforms like Epic Games will reveal the discrepancy. : The Unreal Marketplace is powered by independent
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