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Trump fires Copyright Office director after report raises questions about AI training

Last updated: May 11, 2025 12:40 pm
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President Donald Trump has made a controversial move by firing Shira Perlmutter, who was leading the U.S. Copyright Office. The news of her termination was first reported by CBS News and Politico, and was seemingly confirmed by a statement from Representative Joe Morelle, who is the top Democrat on the Committee for House Administration.

Morelle criticized Trump’s decision, calling it a “brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis.” He suggested that the firing may have been linked to Perlmutter’s refusal to approve Elon Musk’s efforts to mine copyrighted works for training AI models. Perlmutter had taken over the Copyright Office in 2020 and was appointed by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who was also fired by Trump in the same week.

Trump hinted at the news on his social network Truth Social, where he shared a post from attorney Mike Davis criticizing the firing and raising concerns about tech companies potentially exploiting creators’ copyrights for AI profits. The connection to Musk, a Trump ally, and AI was highlighted by Morelle, who referenced a recent U.S. Copyright Office report on copyright and artificial intelligence.

The report discusses the limitations on AI companies utilizing copyrighted content for training their models, emphasizing that making commercial use of copyrighted works that competes with existing markets may go beyond fair use boundaries. While the report suggests that government intervention may be premature at this time, it encourages the development of licensing markets where AI companies pay copyright holders for access to their content.

AI companies like OpenAI are currently facing lawsuits for copyright infringement, with calls for a clearer copyright strategy that allows AI companies flexibility through fair use. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI and a competing startup called xAI, has expressed support for deleting all IP law, aligning with Square founder Jack Dorsey’s stance on intellectual property.

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Overall, the firing of Shira Perlmutter and the broader discussion on copyright and AI reflect the evolving landscape of technology, intellectual property rights, and government intervention in regulating these issues. It remains to be seen how the Copyright Office and AI companies will navigate these challenges in the future.

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