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The US Copyright Office and Carla Hayden still face hot water over Maria Pallante. The US Copyright Office has faced a difficult time over the controversial “demotion” (read: firing) of Maria Pallante. Artists knew Maria Pallante as a “defender of copyright” who stood up to tech giants. Some people believe Google orchestrated the firing. Furthermore, […]
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Not everyone agrees with the “sudden” (forced) dismissal of Maria Pallante at the US Copyrights Office. Why exactly did Maria Pallante quit the U.S. Copyrights Office? Artist Rights Watch believes Google asked Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to suddenly shift her job responsibilities. The Wall Street Journal believes Google is slowly taking over copyright to […]
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Who is truly responsible for the US Copyright Office controversy? Carla Hayden? Google? Was it just an argument? Was it all coincidence? Not so for Don Henley. Several weeks ago, Maria Pallante suddenly changed office. She was the U.S. Register of Copyrights. She then became a senior adviser for digital strategy for the Library of […]
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Another U.S. Copyrights Office/Google conspiracy theory? There’s more than meets the eye, says the Wall Street Journal. Several weeks ago, Digital Music News published a piece about Google’s (probable) involvement in the “removal” of Maria Hassante from the Copyrights Office. Of course, most posters were quick to dismiss the story and its “sources” as just […]
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Looks like someone got the axe at the Copyrights Office thanks to Google. Maria Pallante was abrupt removed from the U.S. Register of Copyrights early Friday morning. The change was made by the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Billboard reported that she wasn’t fired, per se. Officially, Pallante has merely changed office. She’s now a […]
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