Trump Administration Fires Top Copyright Official | JQJO

Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, was abruptly fired by the Trump administration. This follows the recent termination of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. Perlmutter's dismissal, effective immediately, came via email from the White House. Her tenure included overseeing a report on AI's use of copyrighted materials and emphasizing human creativity in copyright protection. Democrats strongly condemned the action as an unlawful power grab.