Shira Perlmutter | |
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| 14th Register of Copyrights | |
| In office October 25, 2020 – May 10, 2025 (disputed)[1] | |
| Appointed by | Carla Hayden |
| Preceded by | Maria Strong (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Paul Perkins (acting, disputed)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Relatives | Saul Perlmutter (brother) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
Shira Perlmutter (born 1956) is an American attorney and law professor who has served as the 14th register of copyrights of the United States Copyright Office in the Library of Congress, since 2020.[note 1] Before her appointment as register in 2020, Perlmutter led copyright and global law policy at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In 1995, she was appointed to be the first associate register for policy and international affairs at the Copyright Office and was the copyright consultant for the Clinton administration's advisory council on the National Information Infrastructure from 1994–5.
In the private sector, Perlmutter was the executive vice president of policy and international affairs at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, a music industry association representing recording studios.[5] Prior to that, she was associate general counsel and vice president for intellectual property at Time Warner. Prior to her notable roles, she practiced law at the Paul, Weiss law firm in New York[6] where she practiced commercial litigation.[7]
As an academic, she is a research fellow of the University of Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre. From 1990 until 1995, she was a professor of law at the Catholic University of America teaching copyright, trademark, unfair competition, and international intellectual property law. Aside from academic journals articles and government reports, Perlmutter is the coauthor of a leading law school casebook on international intellectual property law and policy.[6]
Both in public lecture and in her academic writing, Perlmutter says the American people desire copyright laws that make sense, are fair, and reflect technology currently in use. She argues that the failure of law to adapt quickly to technological change causes disruption to trade, inefficiencies, among other negative effects.[8][9]
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- ^ Miller, Maya C.; Barrett, Devlin (May 12, 2025). "Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ Svirnovskiy, Gregory (May 22, 2025). "Ousted head of Copyright Office challenges Trump administration in court". Politico. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ Limbong, Andrew (May 22, 2025). "Fired Copyright Office head sues Trump administration over removal". NPR. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Shira Perlmutter". Faculty of Law. University of Oxford. n.d. Archived from the original on May 26, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ a b "Shira Perlmutter Appointed US Register of Copyrights" (Press release). Library Copyright Alliance. September 21, 2020. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ Labi, Aisha (Summer 2023). "Directing I.P. in D.C." The Journal. Vol. 58, no. 1. Penn Carey Law School Alumni of the University of Pennsylvania. p. 36.
- ^ Perlmutter, Shira (March 14, 2014). From Paralysis to Progress: The (Useful) Art of Copyright Pragmatism (Youtube video) (Speech). Dean William Callyhan Robinson Intellectual Property Lecture Series. Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ Perlmutter, Shira (2013). "From Paralysis to Progress: The (Useful) Art of Copyright Pragmatism". Journal of the Copyright Society of the United States of America. 61: 561.
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