
Shira Perlmutter
Shira Perlmutter was the Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office until her abrupt firing by the Trump administration in 2020. Appointed by Carla Hayden, the first woman and African American Librarian of Congress, Perlmutter held a law degree and had extensive experience in intellectual property, including previous roles at the Copyright Office and the Patent and Trademark Office. Her leadership included examining the implications of artificial intelligence on copyright law, emphasizing the importance of human creativity in authorship.
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Shira Perlmutter was removed from her position as president of the United States Copyright Office after advocating for copyright protections in AI.
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The Trump administration reportedly fired Shira Perlmutter as the register of copyrights.
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Shira Perlmutter was fired as Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office by the Trump administration.
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