The Trump administration has fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, two sources familiar with the situation confirmed to CBS News Saturday. The firing of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter came after Perlmutter and her office earlier this week issued part three of a lengthy report about artificial intelligence and expressed some concerns and questions about the usage of copyrighted materials by AI technology.
Main Idea: President Donald Trump fired U.S. Copyright Office director Shira Perlmutter soon after the office raised concerns about how AI uses copyrighted material.
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Firing the Copyright Office chief may weaken public trust in fair copyright rules and add uncertainty for creators, publishers, and small businesses using AI.
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