ARL: Librarians, beware: Lobbyists will use Pallante removal to justify anti-consumer copyright office outside LoC

Maria Pallante, just removed as register of copyrights, won't serve as a senior advisor to Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. She instead has submitted a letter of resignation from LoC, effective October 29. Meanwhile copyright hawks are using the ouster as ammunition in their push for an industry-friendly replacement of the U.S. Copyright Office outside the the Library of Congress. [...]