From: "Jim O'Donnell" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:53:28 -0700

There's a lot of buzz around this story today.  A few days ago, it was
a less marked story about a personnel shift.  Now it has taken on
political overtones.

I'm struck remembering that during Hayden's hearing for confirmation,
a Missouri legislator seemed to take for granted that the Copyright
Office doesn't belong in LC at all; many people I respect think
there's no traction for a move, but this feels like the part of the
movie where the music gets a little more dramatic and the camera
angles suggestive.

I have to think that Hayden herself is smart and well-advised and is
acting thoughtfully, and I have confidence she'll steer towards a good
strategy.  But there might be sharks in that water.

Jim O'Donnell
ASU

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From: Gary Price <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 2:09 PM
Subject: Maria Pallante Resigns from U.S. Copyright Office

From Politico:

"Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante submitted her resignation to
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Monday, a Library spokesperson
confirmed. Pallante had been removed as head of the Copyright Office
on Friday and was reassigned to be a senior adviser for digital
strategy — but she’s not taking the job. In a statement, House
Judiciary Committee leaders Bob Goodlatte and John Conyers called her
departure “a tremendous loss” for the office and for American
creators. The lawmakers, who are in the middle of a broad review of
copyright law, also suggested it might be time for a reassessment of
how the register of copyrights is selected — right now, the decision
is up to the Librarian of Congress. We’re tracking."

Source URL:

http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-tech/2016/10/how-the-fcc-could-factor-into-at-t-time-warner-217039

Statement by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.)
and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.)

https://judiciary.house.gov/press-release/goodlatte-conyers-statement-resignation-maria-pallante/

Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal's infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian