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Trump Fires Shira Perlmutter, Head of U.S. Copyright Office, After AI Fair Use Rejection Report and Musk Dispute
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The Trump administration has dismissed Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, shortly after her office released a report addressing the use of copyrighted materials in artificial intelligence (AI) training. The report concluded that the fair use exception likely does not apply to commercial AI training, siding with content creators and rejecting claims that such use falls under fair use. This firing occurred less than a day after Perlmutter reportedly refused to approve Elon Musk's efforts to mine copyrighted works for AI model training.
The move follows the recent termination of the Librarian of Congress, indicating a broader reshuffling within the Library of Congress. The report and Perlmutter's stance have been supported by members of the creative community who argue that unauthorized use of copyrighted works for AI training is not permissible under current law. The dismissal has drawn attention amid ongoing debates about copyright law and AI development.
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