# In an op-ed, Professor Petra Moser examines the impact of copyright laws on creativity, drawing from her research on the Italian opera

1 Faculty News November 4, 2015 ![VoxEU logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030499.jpg?itok=Qjpc4sQk)>

Excerpt from [Vox](http://www.voxeu.org/article/copyright-and-creativity-lessons-italian-opera) -- "Overall, our findings suggest that offering some basic level of copyright protection can increase both the quantity and quality of works that create revenue through repeat performances."

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