Trump Dismisses 14th Register of Copyrights, Head of U.S. Copyright Office
Changes at the Top of the US Copyright Office On Saturday, the Trump administration made headlines by abruptly firing Silla Permater, the head of the US Copyright Office. At 69 years old, Permater had held this position since October 2020, after being appointed by the former Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Permater was well-regarded as […]
Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway Among U.S. Copyrights Expiring in 2025
NEW YORK (AFP) – Thousands of works of art, ranging from “A Farewell to Arms” to the cartoon character “Popeye the Sailor,” will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday. U.S. copyright law expires in 1995 for books, movies, and other works of art, but sound recordings made after 1924 are also […]