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by mjw1007 3007 days ago
If I discovered a lost work of Milton and pretended it was my own, then that would be acting at the expense of Milton's reputation, in the sense I mean. So I don't think it matters if the "someone else" happens to be dead.

(If I tried it with Paradise Lost there'd be no expense to their reputation, but that just means it's not a realistic example of someone attempting plagiarism.)