Christine Hall on Nostr: H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in a good ...
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2026-06-11 18:20:01 UTCEvent JSON
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"content": "H.R. 6028 would fundamentally change the U.S. Copyright Office, and not in a good way. The bill removes the Library of Congress’ current supervisory role over the Copyright Office, transfers several powers directly to the Register of Copyrights, and makes the Register a presidential appointee, confirmed by the Senate: Congress Just Rushed Through a Disastrous Copyright Office Overhaul https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/congress-just-rushed-through-disastrous-copyright-office-overhaul",
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