When did United States Copyright Office's chair last change?

The latest value on the record is Shira Perlmutter, dated October 26, 2020; before it the record holds Karyn A. Temple, dated March 27, 2019 and closed on January 3, 2020.

What was United States Copyright Office's chair before Shira Perlmutter?

Karyn A. Temple, valid from March 27, 2019 to January 3, 2020 (status superseded), from a primary source (copyright.gov).

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United States Copyright Office chair

As of October 31, 2026, United States Copyright Office's chair on the AsOf record is Shira Perlmutter, dated October 26, 2020, from a primary source (copyright.gov) and one further source (news.bloomberglaw.com). The record holds 5 claims on United States Copyright Office's chair, 1 still open and 4 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

current chair: Shira Perlmutter2020-10-26 · 2 sources

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value	valid from	valid to	status	conf	sources	claim
Marybeth Peters to 2010-12-31 · conf 0.95 · 2 src for chair Marybeth Peters	1994-08-07	2010-12-31	superseded	0.95	2 sources for chair Marybeth Peters	clm_C256B6785668
Maria A. Pallante to 2016-10-21 · conf 0.95 · 4 src for chair Maria A. Pallante	2011-06-01	2016-10-21	superseded	0.95	4 sources for chair Maria A. Pallante	clm_64BC612F0DE1
Karyn A. Temple to 2019-03-27 · conf 0.95 · 3 src for chair Karyn A. Temple	2016-10-21	2019-03-27	superseded	0.95	3 sources for chair Karyn A. Temple	clm_BCB642C0B71F
Karyn A. Temple to 2020-01-03 · conf 0.95 · 3 src for chair Karyn A. Temple	2019-03-27	2020-01-03	superseded	0.95	3 sources for chair Karyn A. Temple	clm_8AB6BA52D057
Shira Perlmutter to present · conf 0.60 · 2 src for chair Shira Perlmutter	2020-10-26	present	valid	0.60	2 sources for chair Shira Perlmutter	clm_B5EFA6EDDA34

What replaced what

Marybeth Peters1994-08-07 to 2010-12-31→Maria A. Pallantefrom 2011-06-01
Maria A. Pallante2011-06-01 to 2016-10-21→Karyn A. Templefrom 2016-10-21
Karyn A. Temple2016-10-21 to 2019-03-27→Karyn A. Templefrom 2019-03-27
Karyn A. Temple2019-03-27 to 2020-01-03→Shira Perlmutterfrom 2020-10-26

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What is United States Copyright Office's current chair?: Shira Perlmutter, dated October 26, 2020, from a primary source (copyright.gov) and one further source (news.bloomberglaw.com). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.60).
When did United States Copyright Office's chair last change?: The latest value on the record is Shira Perlmutter, dated October 26, 2020; before it the record holds Karyn A. Temple, dated March 27, 2019 and closed on January 3, 2020.
What was United States Copyright Office's chair before Shira Perlmutter?: Karyn A. Temple, valid from March 27, 2019 to January 3, 2020 (status superseded), from a primary source (copyright.gov).

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