Pallante Resigns

Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante submitted her resignation to Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, a Library spokesperson confirmed. Pallante had been removed as head of the Copyright Office and was reassigned to be a senior adviser for digital strategy -- but she's not taking the job. In a statement, House Judiciary Committee leaders Bob Goodlatte and John Conyers called her departure "a tremendous loss" for the office and for American creators. The lawmakers, who are in the middle of a broad review of copyright law, also suggested it might be time for a reassessment of how the register of copyrights is selected -- right now, the decision is up to the Librarian of Congress.