Shira Perlmutter
Shira Perlmutter (born 1956) is an American lawyer and law professor and the 14th Register of Copyrights.[1] Perlmutter has given public lectures on copyright, stating that Americans desire copyright laws that make sense, that are fair, and that reflect the technologies currently in use.[2] She has stated a desire for laws that keep pace with technology.[2]
Shira Perlmutter | |
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 Perlmutter in 2020 | |
| 14th Register of Copyrights | |
| Assumed office October 25, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Carla Hayden |
| Preceded by | Karyn Temple |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Occupation | lawyer, law professor |
Perlmutter was the chief policy officer and director for international affairs at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.[3] She is a research fellow at the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre at Oxford University.[4] She co-authored a leading casebook: International Intellectual Property Law and Policy.[4]
Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President for Global Legal Policy at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.[3] She was Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property Policy at Time Warner.[3] In 1995, she was appointed to be the first Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Copyright Office.[5] She was the copyright consultant to the Clinton Administration’s Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure in 1994–95.[5]