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 will remain the director of the US Copyright Office despite a request from Trump to remove her immediately.
Supreme Court bars Trump from firing Library of Congress official for now
United States· 2025-11-26
The Trump administration on Monday asked the supreme court to allow it to fire Shira Perlmutter, the director of the US Copyright Office.
Trump news at a glance: president floats a third term as Democrats vow ‘no way in hell’ | Trump administration
United Kingdom· 2025-10-28
Shira Perlmutter was removed from her position as president of the United States Copyright Office after advocating for copyright protections in AI.
IA : aux Etats-Unis, un limogeage symbolique des tensions autour des droits d’auteur
France· 2025-05-14
The Trump administration reportedly fired Shira Perlmutter as the register of copyrights.
Trump news at a glance: Markets rally on China trade war pause, first Afrikaner ‘refugees’ arrive | Trump administrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-13
Shira Perlmutter was fired as Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office by the Trump administration.
Trump fires top US copyright official Shira PerlmutterUnited States· 2025-05-12