Are isomorphic plane curves projectively equivalent?

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Let $C$ and $D$ be two projective plane curves (over $\mathbb{C}$) of degree $d>1$. Suppose that $C$ and $D$ are isomorphic.

Are $C$ and $D$ projectively equivalent?

For smooth curves this is a theorem by M. Noether. So we may restrict to the singular curves.

Any reference, idea or counterexample will be welcome.

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Using Hartshorne's generalization of Noether's Theorem - Theorem 2.1 here - we have that a generalized divisor $L$ on a plane curve $C$ of degree at least $4$ satisfy $h^0(C,L)=3$ if and only if $L$ is given by a hyperplane section.

Then we follow the same argument of this MO answer to conclude that an isomorphism $\phi: C \to D$ has to be the restriction of an element of $\mbox{PGL}(3,\mathbb{C})$.

It remains to prove in low degrees. This can be done by describing all possible singular curves. However the assertion is false for degree three smooth curves.