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US Copyright Office leadership disarray raises potential for reorganization

By Nick Robertson ( August 12, 2025, 21:43 GMT | Comment) -- The controversial firing of former US Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter is raising questions over the Copyright Office’s proper role within the federal government and the legality of her firing, and evoking reminders of past proposals to move the office firmly into the executive branch.In May, President Trump shook up the leadership of the Library of Congress and US copyright law when he fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and directed her replacement — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — to fire Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter....

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