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US Senate Democrats demand Trump restore fired copyright chief

By Nick Robertson ( May 14, 2025, 14:20 GMT | Insight) -- Democrats on the US Senate Judiciary Committee and its intellectual property subcommittee demanded in a letter today that President Donald Trump re-hire Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, who was abruptly fired Saturday. The senators said the move, which could impact copyright policymaking, went beyond the power of the presidency and erodes the independence of the US Copyright Office. Senate Democrats warned about the future political independence of the US Copyright Office in a letter today that demands President Donald Trump restore Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter to her role after she was abruptly fired Saturday....

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