Today in Copyright History: 6/1

On June 1, 2011, Maria A. Pallante was appointed the twelfth and current Register of Copyrights.  Prior to her appointment as Register, Pallante held senior positions in the Copyright Office, including as acting Register, and at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.  Reposted from the History of Copyright Timeline at the U.S. Copyright Office.

By Library of Congress, a U.S. Government agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maria_Pallante.jpg).

By Library of Congress, a U.S. Government agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maria_Pallante.jpg).