‘Umbrella Boy, Italy.’ #Photography by Bill Perlmutter (1958).
September 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
‘Umbrella Boy, Italy.’ #Photography by Bill Perlmutter (1958).
"The firing of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter came after Perlmutter and her office earlier this week issued part three of a lengthy report about artificial intelligence and expressed some concerns and questions about the usage of copyrighted materials by AI technology."
“The Trump administration has fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, two sources familiar with the situation confirmed to CBS News Saturday.”
Trump fires director of U.S. Copyright Office, sources say
Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter was appointed to the post by now former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who herself was fired by President Trump earlier this week.
www.cbsnews.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"The firing of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter came after Perlmutter and her office earlier this week issued part three of a lengthy report about artificial intelligence and expressed some concerns and questions about the usage of copyrighted materials by AI technology."
The "Acting Librarian" that Trump purported to appoint was ... Todd Blanche ... who then purported to fire Perlmutter.
September 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The "Acting Librarian" that Trump purported to appoint was ... Todd Blanche ... who then purported to fire Perlmutter.
NEW: ALA denounces yesterday's unlawful firing of Dr. Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress.
Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2
Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2
May 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW: ALA denounces yesterday's unlawful firing of Dr. Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress.
Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2
Dr. Perlmutter has led the US Copyright Office with integrity, intelligence and an understanding of intellectual property issues. 1/2
“The firing of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter came after Perlmutter and her office earlier this week issued part three of a lengthy report about artificial intelligence and expressed some concerns and questions about the usage of copyrighted materials by AI technology.”
CBS News - The Trump administration has fired the head of the US Copyright Office. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fires-director-of-u-s-copyright-office-shira-perlmutter-sources/
Trump fires director of U.S. Copyright Office, sources say
Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter was appointed to the post by now former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who herself was fired by President Trump earlier this week.
www.cbsnews.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“The firing of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter came after Perlmutter and her office earlier this week issued part three of a lengthy report about artificial intelligence and expressed some concerns and questions about the usage of copyrighted materials by AI technology.”
Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights
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May 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights
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BREAKING: SCOTUS will not grant the Trump administration’s request to allow it to fire Shira Perlmutter, the director of the Copyright Office, at this time. It puts off any decision while the court is considering the other two firings cases. Perlmutter stays in office during that time.
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
BREAKING: SCOTUS will not grant the Trump administration’s request to allow it to fire Shira Perlmutter, the director of the Copyright Office, at this time. It puts off any decision while the court is considering the other two firings cases. Perlmutter stays in office during that time.
Bill Perlmutter
Canal cleaning, Venice, 1956
Canal cleaning, Venice, 1956
December 12, 2023 at 11:29 AM
Bill Perlmutter
Canal cleaning, Venice, 1956
Canal cleaning, Venice, 1956
SCOTUS has denied cert. in Thaler v. Perlmutter. That means that outputs generated by AI will continue to be ineligible for copyright protection under US law.
This is welcome news for musicians!
This is welcome news for musicians!
March 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
SCOTUS has denied cert. in Thaler v. Perlmutter. That means that outputs generated by AI will continue to be ineligible for copyright protection under US law.
This is welcome news for musicians!
This is welcome news for musicians!
© Bill Perlmutter - Street Musicians, Paris, 1955
October 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
© Bill Perlmutter - Street Musicians, Paris, 1955
Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, is staying the case over Trump's effort to fire Shira Perlmutter as head of the Copyright Office ... in case the Senate passes (and Trump signs into law) a House bill that would make Trump's ability to fire Perlmutter more clear.
September 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, is staying the case over Trump's effort to fire Shira Perlmutter as head of the Copyright Office ... in case the Senate passes (and Trump signs into law) a House bill that would make Trump's ability to fire Perlmutter more clear.
Umbrella Boy
Italy
Bill Perlmutter
1955
Italy
Bill Perlmutter
1955
September 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Umbrella Boy
Italy
Bill Perlmutter
1955
Italy
Bill Perlmutter
1955
Trump is once again running to the Supreme Court. His administration has asked the justices to block a D.C. appeals court ruling that determined he lacked the authority to dismiss Shira Perlmutter, the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.
October 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Trump is once again running to the Supreme Court. His administration has asked the justices to block a D.C. appeals court ruling that determined he lacked the authority to dismiss Shira Perlmutter, the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.
Bill Perlmutter, 1956
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Bill Perlmutter, 1956
Bill Perlmutter
September 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Bill Perlmutter
Roma. 1958
Bill Perlmutter
Bill Perlmutter
November 11, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Roma. 1958
Bill Perlmutter
Bill Perlmutter
We're gonna find out that Perlmutter actually is an immortal ghoul and has been behind every baffling terrible decision in history
Intriguing tidbit from by Susan Glasser. The idea for the structure of DOGE - basically, a rich guy trying to run government agencies with no official appointments or accountability - came from Isaac Perlmutter, the billionaire former head of Marvel who was the shadow leader of Veteran's Affairs.
December 23, 2024 at 6:27 PM
We're gonna find out that Perlmutter actually is an immortal ghoul and has been behind every baffling terrible decision in history
Boy on the Beach
Portugal
Bill Perlmutter
1956
Portugal
Bill Perlmutter
1956
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Boy on the Beach
Portugal
Bill Perlmutter
1956
Portugal
Bill Perlmutter
1956
It sucks watching Spiderman knowing that Stan Lee died broke while Ike Perlmutter shits on Donald Trump's gold toilet every night.
Despite creating a billion-dollar franchise - with a new $200M budget Hollywood blockbuster launching in a month - the creator of He-Man's family were unable to afford his dementia and care facility costs, and had to setup a GoFundMe. Mattel gave $5,000.
He-Man creator Roger Sweet has died at the age of 91 following a battle with dementia
April 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
It sucks watching Spiderman knowing that Stan Lee died broke while Ike Perlmutter shits on Donald Trump's gold toilet every night.
JUST IN: The DC Circuit has restored Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights while she fights Trump’s effort to remove her from the legislative branch role in the Library of Congress.
2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.
2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
JUST IN: The DC Circuit has restored Shira Perlmutter as Register of Copyrights while she fights Trump’s effort to remove her from the legislative branch role in the Library of Congress.
2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.
2-1 ruling in her favor after a string of defeats in district court.
Register Perlmutter is a patriot, and her tenure has propelled the Copyright Office into the 21st century.
May 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Register Perlmutter is a patriot, and her tenure has propelled the Copyright Office into the 21st century.
"That's not our role."
A US embassy official called Dr Feroze Sidhwa in Gaza to check he was ok after Israel almost killed him, but said she couldn't stop Israel from bombing him or the hospital he was in.
My full interview with Dr Sidhwa & Dr Mark Perlmutter:
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A US embassy official called Dr Feroze Sidhwa in Gaza to check he was ok after Israel almost killed him, but said she couldn't stop Israel from bombing him or the hospital he was in.
My full interview with Dr Sidhwa & Dr Mark Perlmutter:
zeteo.com/p/us-embassy...
US Embassy Tells US Doctor in Gaza ‘Not Our Role’ to Protect Them From Israeli Bombings
US surgeons in Gaza, Mark Perlmutter and Feroze Sidhwa, share horrific stories from Nasser Hospital with Mehdi.
zeteo.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
"That's not our role."
A US embassy official called Dr Feroze Sidhwa in Gaza to check he was ok after Israel almost killed him, but said she couldn't stop Israel from bombing him or the hospital he was in.
My full interview with Dr Sidhwa & Dr Mark Perlmutter:
zeteo.com/p/us-embassy...
A US embassy official called Dr Feroze Sidhwa in Gaza to check he was ok after Israel almost killed him, but said she couldn't stop Israel from bombing him or the hospital he was in.
My full interview with Dr Sidhwa & Dr Mark Perlmutter:
zeteo.com/p/us-embassy...
Ike Perlmutter also has the perhaps unique distinction of being the only person in comics history who was a bigger dick to Stan Lee than Stan Lee was to him
Intriguing tidbit from by Susan Glasser. The idea for the structure of DOGE - basically, a rich guy trying to run government agencies with no official appointments or accountability - came from Isaac Perlmutter, the billionaire former head of Marvel who was the shadow leader of Veteran's Affairs.
December 23, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Ike Perlmutter also has the perhaps unique distinction of being the only person in comics history who was a bigger dick to Stan Lee than Stan Lee was to him