2025-05-12
Oh, come on! Trump just fired the Director of the US Copyright Office two days after he fired the Librarian of Congress. Notably, that office is ALSO inside the Legislative branch. — The White House should NOT dictate legislative branch staff. — Rep. @morelle.house.gov shared the news here.
CBS News
The Trump administration fired US Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter; her office had raised concerns about using copyrighted content to train AI models
stoking fears about deregulation of AI Committee on House Administration : Morelle's Statement on Abrupt Firing of Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights Dennis Crouch / Patently...
2025-05-11
Oh, come on! Trump just fired the Director of the US Copyright Office two days after he fired the Librarian of Congress. Notably, that office is ALSO inside the Legislative branch. — The White House should NOT dictate legislative branch staff. — Rep. @morelle.house.gov shared the news here.
CBS News
Sources: the Trump administration fires US Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter; her office had raised concerns about using copyrighted content to train AI
The Trump administration has fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, two sources familiar with the situation confirmed to CBS News Saturday.