Maria Pallante Out as Register of Copyrights, Will Advise on LOC Digital Strategy
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden removed Maria Pallante as register of copyrights Friday and appointed her to a new role as senior adviser for digital strategy. Associate Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple Claggett will be acting register pending a national…
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search for a permanent replacement, the LOC said. Pallante had led the Copyright Office since 2011. Pallante will advise Hayden on LOC’s digital strategy, digital materials preservation and digital content partnerships with third parties, LOC said. “I want to move aggressively toward making our collections as widely accessible as possible," Hayden said in a news release. "I need focused expertise in the areas of copyright and licensing to ensure we execute these plans in full consideration of copyright protections. This is an opportunity not only to expand collections access, but to integrate education about the nation’s copyright system into that process.” Pallante's job switch is the first major personnel move AT loc since Hayden was sworn in last month (see 1609140053). Hayden succeeded longtime Librarian of Congress James Billington, who faced criticism for not modernizing critical LOC IT systems (see 1503310046).