Can I print t-shirt with text and write at the end that Aristotle said that, when in fact it did not

[Rio112]

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US Federal Law

Hello, can I print on t-shirt some kind of text and write at the end that it said Aristotle? I need it for commercial purposes. It will be just for fun. Probably about things that did not exist when Aristotle was alive. For example, "Never underestimate true power of gaming. It has a potential to heal our souls' deepest wounds – Aristotle", or something like that. (I know that it might be grammatically incorrect and etc. I just wrote it for an example) Can I print that kind of text on t-shirt and sell it?

English is not my native language, I hope you understand what I wrote

Sorry to bother you and thanks in advance

 

[army judge]

Hello, can I print on t-shirt some kind of text and write at the end that it said Aristotle? I need it for commercial purposes. It will be just for fun. Probably about things that did not exist when Aristotle was alive. For example, "Never underestimate true power of gaming. It has a potential to heal our souls' deepest wounds – Aristotle", or something like that. (I know that it might be grammatically incorrect and etc. I just wrote it for an example) Can I print that kind of text on t-shirt and sell it?

English is not my native language, I hope you understand what I wrote

Sorry to bother you and thanks in advance

I would think that if you attributed a quote to person that died in 322 B.D. it would be seen as sarcastic, ironic, sardonic, or silly.

It should cause you no legal pain, unless you give attribution to a quote that was uttered by another person.

I saw a few that made me laugh the other day:








Good luck with your new business, mate.
Come back and show us your products after you've readied them for sale.

 

[adjusterjack]

Can I print that kind of text on t-shirt and sell it?

You won't be the first person to misquote somebody.

Here's 50:

50 Famous Misquotations (and What Was Really Said)