Change at the Copyright Office

New Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden made her first big move last week, ousting Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante. In an October 21 memo, Hayden abruptly removed Pallante from the Copyright Office, which falls under Hayden’s purview, and reassigned her to a senior advisor position at the Library of Congress. Pallante, however, declined the new assignment and resigned on October 24.

Her departure was met with shock and dismay in the content industries, where Pallante was seen as a strong ally.