President Donald Trump firing Shira Perlmutter from U.S. Copyright Office

President Donald Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, who leads the U.S. Copyright Office, due to her refusal to approve Elon Musk's efforts to mine copyrighted works for AI models. The firing was considered a power grab with no legal basis.

Donald Trump Fires Top U.S. Copyright Official

Donald Trump fired the top U.S. copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, following the termination of the head of the Library of Congress. The dismissal is part of the administration's purge of federal government workers. Perlmutter's office released a report on AI companies using copyrighted materials for training.