A day after announcing that “fair use” would not shield AI training models against potential copyright infringement, President Donald Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights, and her superior, Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. These layoffs may shape the future of copyright law in the age of AI.

Legal and Constitutional Concerns

Perlmutter’s dismissal on May

World Trademark Review quoted Ken Wilton in its article, “US presidential election 2024: what a Donald Trump victory could mean for trademarks in the United States,” on October 19. Wilton discussed what a Trump victory would mean for the future of brand protection.

“A new Trump administration is likely to renew its prior efforts to