# Joint research from Professor Petra Moser on examining the effects of copyrights on science is cited

1 Faculty News February 26, 2020 ![Hollywood Reporter logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/hollywoodreporter192x144.jpg?itok=ONoy4qM0)>

Excerpt from [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/at-morals-clause-trial-tavis-smiley-attacks-lies-acknowledges-relationships-subordinates-1281426) -- "'It doesn't need to be true,' added [Erdem](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/tulin-erdem), 'Many brands are sensitive to this issue. A company like PBS is especially vulnerable to allegations because it is in the public eye.'"

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