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Is it possible to rewrite every line of an open source project in a slightly different way, and use it in a closed source project?

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Would copyrights drop if I re-write open source project into another language?

I have re-written an open source project from java to haxe, then from haxe compiled to javascript, with totally different UI

So, the question is, is the code considered to be mine after rewriting it to another language in a closed source project? can I use it freely with no worries about original copyrights?

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